Barton Seafoam, Wailord Pokemorph
Jun 19, 2016 7:10:25 GMT -6
Post by Barton Seafoam on Jun 19, 2016 7:10:25 GMT -6
The Leviathan, dressed in his Pirate Wrestler costume. Featuring one of his more serious theme songs.
Name: Barton Seafoam, better known as “The Leviathan”
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Species: Wailord Pokemorph, Second Generation
Appearance: “And in this corner of the ring, standing at a massive 8 feet 11 inches, weighing at 683 pounds. Legs like tree stumps, arms as massive as girders! Taller than most pokemon known to man, and most men known to pokemon! But don’t let that blank expression on his face fool you; that size ain’t for show. Get on his bad side and he’ll throw you all the way into the bay! He’s big, he’s blue, and he’s here to fight for you! IT’S THE LEVIATHAN!!!”
Personality: Barton is a surprisingly chill dude, handling his work with the PBR as a professional employment rather than a ticket to fame and fortune. Go in, fight a few opponents, sign a few autographs, go home. No real need to climb the ranks or be champion; the low ranks pay enough for food and other expenses. He is very respectful to his fellow fighters, whom he sees closer to coworkers than opponents. There are very few things that can make The Leviathan angry both in and out of the ring.
One of this whale’s greatest faults is a lack of ambition stemming from a life of struggling to survive. As far as he’s concerned, rookie-league PBR is as high as he needs to go to pay the bills. Why learn proper martial arts when what he has is good enough? There’ll always be a cut of the pay even for losing. Modesty makes even the smallest of shares OK to Barton, so long as it is enough to get by.
History: Barton was born of an affair by a Skitty pokemorph at a sailor’s bar, unfortunately getting the species of his father rather than mother. He was very quickly dropped off at a portside orphanage, left to live most of his life scrounging for food money through various part-time jobs. Loading ships, demolishing structures, part-time work with the fire department, just about anything to make ends meet. Most of the time it was barely enough.
A chance encounter with a PBR recruiter would break the cycle of endless newspaper jobs, as his raw strength was proven by manually towing her car a mile down the road towards a repair shop. Since then, Barton has made his living in the ring as a opening match superstar! He still works the other odds-and-ends jobs on the side, but this time putting money in savings for a proper seaside home. One that isn’t a secret base dug underwater where no one would notice.
Association with PBR: Despite Barton’s massive strength and size, ‘The Leviathan’ has never advanced terribly far in the rankings. His lack of martial arts training spurs into a flailing of random punches and discoordinated blows only moderately effective due to his massive physique. This makes him particularly susceptible to trips, dodges, parrying, disarms, and other formal fighting techniques. Almost all of Barton’s match losses have been from ring-outs where opponents use his massive size against him.
Many new fighters to the PBR find themselves against The Leviathan as their first big match. He often acts as a tool to weed out gems from the rough, as those that can topple the giant often climb the fame into the higher ranks. Those with little talent find themselves floored.
Unlike most fighters, The Leviathan has no ‘permanent’ fixed costume. Part of Barton’s appeal is all the zany, whacky outfits he’s entered the ring wearing akin to a rodeo clown in the circus. He’s been known to dress as pop culture icons, various work uniforms from former jobs, outfits mimicking other fighters, and one time nothing but an athletic cup. The only thing consistent between costumes is the opponent-sized anchor that The Leviathan hoists as his signature display of strength. Some of the more presentable outfits tend to find themselves in Barton’s casual wear; almost impossible to find a shirt his size.
Moves: Strength, Brine, Whirlpool, Hidden Power (Fire)
Ability: Water Veil
Powers: Barton is INCREDIBLY large at 8’11”, dwarfing in size all but the biggest of pokemon. His species’ natural adaptations allow him to survive the deepest depths of the ocean with no equipment and hold his breath for up to an hour if needed.
Amazingly good at using chopsticks to pick up things his pudgy fingers can't grab on their own.
Pokemon Owned: 1
~Pokemon~
Name: Poseidon
Species: Magikarp
Gender: Male
Moves: Celebrate, Happy Hour
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Jolly
Details: An especially-pathetic Magikarp rejected from its family for not being able to use the move Splash. It and Barton are best friends and share a kinship in their similar orphan origins. Poseidon is secretly a very lucky fish, discretely making Barton one of the better-paying combatants in the PBR despite his low rank. It is sometimes brought to matches in a fishbowl either as a prop or spectator.
--- SAMPLE RP ---
Not this time fam. This show is for the ring alone!
~About You~
Player Name: MasterBlade
Preferred Pronouns: He, Sir, AGENCYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Favorite Pokemon: Wailord
Number of Plushies Sitting On Desk: 14