Kaito Kuroba 黒羽快斗 (
whiteofcrime) wrote2015-06-06 11:35 pm
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[ Clothing | Magic | Tikbalang Rewards | Kill/Death Count | Injuries | Fourth God influence | Sensory Info | Memories Lost ]
(Needless to say, not my image. It is cropped from a larger picture.)
Kaito Kuroba | Goblin | Fourth Adept | ||
1st changeteeth and nails | 2015/June 28-30 (sharp teeth, clawed fingers [~1cm]) 2nd changemagic and hunger | 2015/July 12-14 (wind magic, hunger for energy, rest of nails grow in [~2cm/1in]) optional: wing nubs [crow] 3rd changeeyes and ears | 2015/July 25-30 (pointed ears, night vision) optional: hoarding instinct, devious nature 4th changespikes and sun | 2015/August 14-18 (shoulder/elbow spikes, sun aversion, fire magic) 5th changesmoke on the water | 2015/Aug 30-Sept 4 (water magic) optional: shadow form 6th changedown to earth | 2015/September 11-14 (earth magic) 7th changewhat the smurf | 2015/September 21-26 (skin gains blue tint) 8th changesee you next illusion | 2015/November 12-17 optional: hallucination inducement | ||
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ART REFERENCES:
[ Final changes (Val)
[ Kid the Mer (Teri)
[ Goblin bros (Ash)
[ Magician (Ten)
Basic description:
= AGE: 18 as of June 21, 2015
= Kaito has short, dark brown hair that looks like he's just gotten out of bed. It's messy and sticks every which way and he probably doesn't bother doing more than a cursory comb over to get rid of tangles (if that).
= He has blue eyes (I usually say they're on the dark side; definitely not sky blue).
= Human height is 174cm / ~5'8" and his weight is 58kg / 128lbs, if that matters.
= He has a face that marks him out as Asian/Japanese at first glance, but because of his mixed parentage (Japanese/French), a sharp eye will also spot some elements that subtly mark him as a foreigner.
= General body build is lithe (all-round toned body that is flexible due to his profession).
= If you're lucky enough to spot him with his shirt off, you will see scars on his torso and arms. Specifically:
- Messy, vaguely star-shaped scar tissue over his heart (shot twice there on two different occasions with two different jewels to deflect the bullets)
- A healed scar on his upper left arm (bullet graze)
- And a few other miscellaneous pinkish-red lines from shrapnel wounds and hang-gliding accidents.
Monster description:
= Small wings: they are basically crow wings; think black feathers unless you want to get technical; wingspan is approx. 50cm/20in, hidden beneath tuxedo jacket as Kid
= Ears: pointed tips
= Teeth: sharp, applies to ALL his teeth
= Fingernails/toenails: they take after the claws of pigeons and are approx. 2cm/1in long
= Spikes: they resemble fish bones, (WARNING FOR NUDITY). They are approx. 30cm/12in long.
Their placement is as follows--
- ONE on his right elbow (TWO as Kid; one fake spine added)
- FOUR on his right shoulder
- ONE on his left shoulder (THREE as Kid; two fake spines added)
- TWO on his left elbow
A line of them protruding from his back, one for each vertebrae (late Nov; exactly like the reference image above)
(MAY 1, 2016: no longer has back spines)
[ 2nd ref (meant to be the flat design of a keychain, ignore the hole on the head) ]
= Skin:
- Concentrated at the base of his feet/fingers, shading to a far less heavy tint on his main limbs.
- The colour is far lighter in places where people do not get sunburned easily (e.g. underside of arms, palms, and so on).
- At his neck, the blue is heaviest on the sides/back but his throat and collarbone are almost normal.
- As for his face: the underside of his chin, all of his ears, and his scalp are blue. The colour bleeds a little beyond his hairline down his forehead.
- The blue colour transitions like a gradient between different shades/skin.
= Special features:
- RUNES (post-Nov 1): (assume these are painted over or covered as Phantom Kid)
- Four-leaf clover in right eye - translucent purple in daylight, red in moonlight
- Diamond on the back of each hand - red with gold trim
- Spade (see previous image) on his chest, over his heart - black with gold trim
- Four clubs (standard) on his cheek running from larger to smaller beneath corner of his left eye - dark blue with rainbow sheen
- Heart (standard) on his right upper arm - red
[a joke on 'wearing his heart on his sleeve']
- Four-leaf clover in right eye - translucent purple in daylight, red in moonlight
Phantom Kid's description:
= Attached to all the bone spines is a webbing like you would see on fish fins. It is made of material meant to mimic the pattern of a fin.
= He also attaches the same fabric between his fingers so that they look like webbed fingers.
= He will mould his ears into finned ears and create false gills using modelling clay and a touch of paint.
= His blue skin would be treated to a bit of glitter and sheen and some adjustments so that it looks like he has fish scales in places.
= END RESULT: He resembles a MERMAN more than he does a goblin.
CLOTHING
MAGIC and ACCOMPANYING GESTURES
Comments: Wind magic comes more naturally to Kaito than the other elements. To him it is not so much about 'air' as it is about wind, which is why this element is mainly utilised for jumps, levitation, and flight-related uses.
Comments: Kaito sees fire as the most dangerous element of a magician's arsenal. He associates it both with the death of his father and also the Hopper Troupe family's famed fire tricks. As a result of this conflict, Kaito can only call upon fire consciously or when he perceives he's in a life-death situation.
He never uses fire for offensive purposes - only for aesthetics.(Very much invalid now. #2016)Comments: He finds water the most difficult element to master (perhaps because of its association with fish, which he fears). This means that he struggles to accomplish anything remotely impressive beyond strong-arming the direction of a current and lifting spheres of liquid out. With a lot of practice, he is able to manage more delicate and refined magic tricks.
But everything water-related inexplicably ends up being spherical.
Comments: Earth may be Kaito's most versatile ability given that he treats it like he's moulding clay. While wind remains his easiest magic to conjure, Kaito's grounding in the natural sciences lends him a slight advantage in how he forms what he needs from the earth. That doesn't make his spell-casting any easier, but it does help him visualise his desired outcome.
Comments: This is a lesser-known, lesser-used ability of his that is highly erratic. Kaito can't do anything too complicated without concentration (easily broken) but what he can do even with a little power is useful to him.
UPDATE - In July, Kaito received the ability to manipulate metal further.
filler
TIKBALANG REWARDS
REMAINING: 135
KILL / DEATH COUNT
Death count (memories lost)
INJURIES
FOURTH GOD INFLUENCE
Later, he is accosted by Mattias Larnaca. The backs of his knees and his throat are slashed.
Psychological notes: What becomes clear during this event is how Kid is an extension of the goblin (Fog); Kaito is the human being influenced by Elias (Fourth). This is why Kid has been tamer since September and why Kaito acts out of character. Their split goes further, to the point where Kaito and Kid are able to keep their identities wholly separate and easily lie to conceal each other's existence.
He takes to wearing a scarf around his neck as it gets colder and dislikes having anyone's hands near it. It takes a while, but he eventually works through the trauma of having the tendons behind his knees disabled.
Final notes:
The identity Kaito cultivated under 'Kid' is a distillation of his own personality heavily based upon memories of his father. In theory, Kid ought to be a perfect, untouchable, unflappable thief, so that is the kind of personality Kid assumes. He is extremely hard to unsettle, does not carry the same fears or anxieties as Kaito does, and most importantly, is a means of escape when Ryslig life threatens to overwhelm Kaito.
Due to Kid's 'no harm' policy, Kid tends towards self-sacrifice in extreme situations. For example, he takes on the burden of ripping out a man's heart for Kaito (although he can do nothing about the aftermath). Kid's entire purpose is to protect, so he is very protective of Kaito and those close to Kaito.
As for Kaito himself, he draws on Kid's strength to get through tough times. When he puts on his father's oft-mentioned 'poker face', it's Kid he's really channelling. Anything that involves deception will have his alter ego's influence, meaning there may be times when it feels like he's shifted to another character. Kaito's default personality shines through as someone prone to extreme ends of the emotional scale: happy, sad, angry, and so on. Kid sits comfortably in the middle.
Old Fourth abilities:
= Ability to siphon energy to boost power of magic spells, but it's painful and fatal to the victim.
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Ability to make someone die from laughter.(not kept)OTHER SENSORY INFO (smell, sound, touch etc)
TEMPORARY CHANGES
MEMORIES LOST
He forgets the reason for his stealing. I.e. The crucial link between his father's murder and the organisation chasing him. It is replaced by an urgent need to find all large gems and check them beneath the moonlight, which he is determined to accomplish no matter what obstacles are in his way.
EVENT CHANGES
HOLES (Kulen parasites) - May 21-June 1, 2016
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
FINAL STAGE
Permanent changes kept post-event: