Name: Beo Coda Charon (Prefers Coda)
Gender: Male
Hometown: Sootopolis City, Hoenn
Age: 18
Height: 6’
Weight: 169 lbs
Hair: Red. Ginger red, not rose red. He used to keep his hair long, but after he began his adventure he started to cut it short, around an inch and a half.
Eyes: Green
Skin Tone: Fair when he was young, now it’s darker because of sunlight and adventures.
Clothing: A pair of nice, soft, and breathable pants, with thin white rings at the bottom. A pair of nice cleated tennis shoes with a white middle section. He has a nice light brown vest with white borders and a high collar, which he folds over his long, tan coat with large white buttons. And he has a light brown, square bag in which he keeps his travel gear and essentials. Pictures of this exist.
Identifying Marks: Scars on his upper back from a semi-empty bottle being thrown at him when he was young. And a number of smaller scars.
Musculature: Not much, except for leg muscle from hiking.
Personality: He’s always moving, and he fears he idea of staying in any one town for too long. While not opposed to a few days in a town to resupply, win a badge, heal his pokemon, and keep moving, longer than a week makes him uncomfortable. He hates women, and thinks they’re all evil liars, due to his mother. He also doesn’t trust stability or strength, and believes everything is weak. He doesn’t look at that fact in a scornful way, he just unconsciously believes it. He believes everyone can only take a small amount of punishment before cracking, and that buildings have the same structural integrity of crackers and peanut butter. This leads him to have a highly cautious nature, though not necessarily quiet or withdrawn. He trusts a few of his pokemon to be strong, although they have proved to him that they are different from what he believes. His bitter nature towards women doesn’t carry over to men, whom he treats without prejudice or preconceived notions.
Skills: He’s a competent battler, though not a super duper great one. He’s got a brain for numbers and traditional art. Digital art tends to confuse him, so he shies away from it. He has a camera, and he takes a lot of photos, but he’s not a very good photographer. He enjoys cycling and his favorite sport to play is tennis. His favorite sport to watch, however, is football (American). He learned to cook nice food for himself and mixes a mean drink, though he never mixes drinks on purpose. He has no skill with engineering (mechanical, electrical, etc), and he’s a terrific marksman. He’s horrible at directions, even with a map, and his 7 badges have taken him over a year simply because he’s been getting lost so much.
Love relationships: He doesn’t trust women, and that lack of trust bleeds over into interactions with all people. He can’t bring himself to commit to a woman, because of his hatred for them. This isn’t to say, however, that there couldn’t be exceptions, but he doesn’t see that happening. Provided he works through his trust issues or hatred for his mother, he could open himself up to female relationships. For now, though, the only people he could bring himself to establish a lasting bond with would be men.
Past: He grew up in Sootopolis town, exposed to the rich world his parents had raised him in. His mom made frequent trips to Unova for modeling and movie purposes, so she promised that she’d spend the summer in Unova and the rest of her time in Hoenn. In her defense, she did spend most of her time in Hoenn, just not necessarily in Sootopolis with her family. Beo spent much of his time caring for his father, who wasn’t very responsive after the death of his first son. So the two spent much of their time in silence, with necessities as a mainstay of communication. He found solace at his school, where he confided in teachers and adults there. He formed a deep bond with the counsellor, who was kind to him his entire life.
When he was about 11, his mother was very angry and drunk one night, and threw a bottle at his back, resulting in a deep scarring pattern over his shoulder blades. Beo doesn’t like to talk about it or take off his shirt anymore. When he was around 14, his mother went off drunk in the night, fell into Pacifidlog’s waters and washed away. His father, nearly catatonic after losing a child and a wife, hardly cared for Beo. In fact, it was the other way around. Beo took care of his father primarily, and didn’t bother to grieve. He just spent his days scraping by, feeding each other, and making the most of his downtime. Two years later, he realized that his independence meant he had to leave. He pulled his funds from his saving, paid for his dad’s hospitalization and therapy, traveling gear, and a ticket to Unova, where he began his journey. He took a trip out to Professor Juniper’s lab, and took a Tepig with him, starting his journey for pokemon badges.
He took the first couple of gyms with ease, but hit a heavy block on Drayden’s gym. Sitting on his fourth gym, Beo has started spending time around Unova, training for gyms and sightseeing for pleasure.
Family: He was the son of two incredibly successful people. His father, Percephon (known as Percy), a rich businessman with a strong knowledge of the economy. His mother, Haidi, an ex-coordinator with the past success and money to keep herself afloat independently for the rest of her life. When the two came together, his father saw it as love at first sight. The two of them lived happily for a while, until they were married and had their first kid. He was a happy, healthy boy until a car wreck took the child and left the father with a severe injury to his shoulders for almost three years. He took several months off from work to handle the grieving process, and turned his need for affirmation to his wife, which developed into their second child. He grew up happy enough, but he knew that his mother was an alcoholic and a cheater. To him, however,this meant nothing. His father knew, and his mother knew he knew. She, even in front of their child, would tell him that she had every right to find other partners, but that he had none. His father accepted this, and their lives went on, unhappily-but-happily for a long time. On one fatefully drunken night at their summer home in Pacifidlog, years later, his mother fell into the water and was swept away by the tide, presumably crushed on the rocks. His father lost his will for a long time, not leaving the house for months. Eventually, Beo took money from his savings to pay for three very large things. Treatment for his father, a new outfit, and a ticket to Unova. He told his father what he was doing as the doctors came in to take him to a psychiatric ward, and left. He receives calls from the hospitals when his father is discharged and readmitted (though that has only happened twice, and very close together), and will receive letters directly from his father. He wrote back once, saying that if any future letters weren’t sent, it was likely because he was busy on his “Pokemon quest”.
Pokémon
Species: Emboar
Nickname: Hyun
Gender: Male
Ability: Blaze
Hidden Power: Ice
Special Features: Part of his back armor is cracked.
History: He was chosen as a Tepig because he was the only non-female starter that Professor Juniper had available. The others were either female or taken. They took on the first gym alone, and lost horribly. After picking up Deerling, they challenged again and won. He evolved immediately before challenging Lenora, and he won the match through a wonderful combination of fire moves and arm thrust. He takes every challenge in stride, but is slow. He prefers to attack second, and will calmly wait for the opportunity to strike. Coda has often believed Emboar to possess the concentration of a psychic type. Upon evolving into Emboar, he gained even further temperament, though his speed shot up from his speed as a Pignite. As such, he is prone to counterattacking as the enemy strikes, usually by stopping them dead in their tracks with a fighting-type move. His back armor was scarred in the battle with Skyla, leaving a long, black gash that resembles a crack. In an unprecedented display of cockiness, he had Emboar take on Brycen alone. And they won.
Personality: He’s a stalwart knight, and considers himself to be Coda’s defender. His fire has been trained to not burn Coda, and he has listened to Coda more often than not. His patience and understanding for Coda means that he often calms his owner down if he grows too angry with female trainers. He’s considered a father figure by their entire group, fulfilling Coda’s need for authority and balancing of his personality.
Item: Focus Band/Sash - worn around his upper left arm.
Species: Sawsbuck
Nickname: Treant
Gender: Male
Ability: Chlorophyll
Hidden Power: Water
History: Treant was originally just going to be a deerling caught to beat Cress, Coda’s first gym leader. Out hunting for a grass-type pokemon, Coda found this deerling kicking the stone pillars of the Dreamyard. Watching it go, Coda witnessed it kick and kick and kick until it had left a huge, splintering crack in the stone. Appreciating his resolve, Coda threw out Hyun and battled the type-disadvantaged pokemon. It charged Hyun’s embers headon, landing kick after kick in an attempt to win the upperhand. He gave Hyun a run for his money, but he soon found himself in Coda’s hands with a new name: Treant. In just one short day, he was trained and ready to go up against Cress’s Panpour. He was motivated to do his best, and pushed himself harder than a Deerling should be pushed. Coda would be about to recall Treant, and he’d jump at another Patrat or Lillipup, or what have you, and force himself to win one more time. Impressed by his resolve, he challenged Cress once again and won handily with Treant’s stalwart persistence. In the gym battle with Eleisa, he found himself to be commonly called on, his neutral strength against the electric pokemon that Eleisa had mastered. As it handily conquered the opposing Zebstrika, Treant evolved into a Sawsbuck, becoming Coda’s second-favorite pokemon.
Personality: Treant doesn’t believe in giving up. Ever. The Sawsbuck may not know the move Endure, but it refuses to go down even when it’s health is all but gone. It clings to its consciousness with an iron grip, and will not back down from a challenge, or let its opponent land the firststrike. After all, if you can attack first, why ever attack second? Its skill is somewhat lacking, and it fumbles through the process of learning new moves unless they’re taught to him through a TM. Its slow learning process accompanied with diehard resillience means that he’s the definition of hard work overcoming natural talent. If not for Treant’s determination, Coda might have abandoned his quest long ago.
Item: Big Root - When Treant evolved from Deerling, the roots fused into the bases of its horns, meaning they wrap around his horns now, and interlace with the leaves.
Species: Litwick
Nickname: Oubl
Gender: Male
Ability: Flash Fire
Hidden Power: Grass
Special Features: None.
History: Oubli was floating around Icirrus City, near the tower the town is famous for. Coda, needing a new addition to his somewhat lonely team, found Litwick pleasantly floating along, kindly leading lost pokemon back from the forest with the light on its head. Its kind, compassionate nature led Coda to take an interest in it. He watched the ghost pokemon lead the pokemon from their confusion into the light, and provide them warmth and safety the whole way through. It also, impressively, took down everything it encountered with a skilled use of a Will-O-Wisp and hex. It was an almost instant win, and at some points it even seemed unfair. Realizing how much a Special Attack-focused pokemon would benefit his team, and how much he wanted to add the kind-hearted ghost to his team, he encountered it after it had helped lead another pokemon from the dense forest, and caught it with a deft command of his Emboar. Ultimately, he didn’t use it against Brycen himself because he had been snidely told that using a new pokemon just for the type advantage of one pokemon was an illegitimate strategy. Instead, he used Emboar’s fighting moves.
Personality: Oubli is a kind soul, leading the lost from their hiding spots and happily warming the group he’s traveling with. So long as he’s around, Coda’s group doesn’t need to worry about getting lost or cold. Oubli is known to fly up in the sky, scout out a way to the next city, and lead them through the dark night. Needless to say, Coda was more than thankful to never read another map again.
Item: Life Orb - Oubli keeps a life orb in his fire, semi-welded into the soft wax on its head. This is done to keep his damage high, and because it’s more important for Oubli to quickly step in and do a lot of damage before scampering out.
Species: Cubchoo
Nickname: Jane
Gender: Female
Ability: Snow Cloak
Hidden Power: Dragon
Special Features: Jane is missing her left eye.
History: Coda was lost in Twist Mountain, even with Oubli’s help. As such, he eventually found himself in the very bottom of the rocky maze. In the cold chamber containing a frozen rock, Coda stumbled on a small Cubchoo fighting off the workers that were down in the cave. It was standing on top of the rock, blood dribbling out of its left eye socket, breathing heavily. As the workers would come close with their large machinery, the pokemon would shoot out an Icy Wind, freezing the machinery and forcing the workers out of the cave. Realizing what the small pokemon was doing, Coda came to its aid, turning against his fellow humans. His three other pokemon each took a strong stand against the workers, helping the Cubchoo force back the invaders. Eventually, Coda persuaded them to stop and struck a monetary deal for the workers to leave and never make another excavation attempt on the stone. Coda realized that the pokemon needed immediate help, and used a Heal Ball to capture it and restore some of the damage done. He didn’t realize it was a girl until later, and so he keeps the pokemon with him but at an emotional arm’s length. Hyun has taken a particularly shining to her, however.
Personality: Jane doesn’t interact much with pokemon outside of Coda’s team, believing them to be waiting to harm her. She doesn’t care much for humans, either, leading her to spend much of her time quiet in public or interacting chattily with her small circle of friends. The parallels between her personality and Coda’s are striking, though he refuses to notice them. If he did, he would have to confront the idea of women being no different or worse than men. Jane, unfortunately, gets the short end of the stick on Coda’s deal.
Item: Wide Lens - Over her healthy eye, in an attempt to compensate in accuracy for her lost one.
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arek(dad), Anna(mom), Kevin(twin brother)
Not in specific order)
