Sword Art Online RP Archive

[The Tophat Empire]

This is the Archive thread to the SAO RP, Only i may post here to keep the current list of accepted characters up to date.

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Applications

Accepted Applications

1. Arno Julius Degramo [Dremo]
2. Emily Korigana [Lovely_Lancer]
3. Deren Zagita Onuralp [Denz]
4. Charlotte Noble [Noblemind]
5. Hajime Asakura [Kurohime]
6. Shojiro Katsuragi [Shojiro]
7. Setsuna Kururugi [Setsu]
8. Josua [Josua]
9. Erica McClellan [Eclaire]
10. Allene Deedrick [Ene]
11. Gamze Aksoy [Ganze]
12. Julia Maria Meisner [Julchen]
13. Achilles Langston [Electric_Fury]
14. Phillip DePasqaule [SomeGuy]

[The Tophat Empire]

Aplication

Required Information

Name: Arno Julius Degramo

Username: Dremo

Sex: Male

Age and Origin: 15 years old, born on the 20.10. 2008, Helsinki, Republic of Finland( his nationality is in fact Austrian, but he was born in Finland)

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Dual Blades

Height, Weight, Body Type: He's 1.78 meters tall, weighs 70 kg, and he's pretty thin.

Equipment: Dremo usually wears light armors. The most interesting thing about him is that he wears only grey clothes, and he almost always wears a cloak or a cape.

Character Bio: Arno Degramo was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a wealthy Austrian business man and his wife of Russian origin. Arno's parents were traveling through Finland when he was born. They returned to Austria a few months after his birth. He lived there until the age of 9.
When he was 9 years old, his family moved to Tokyo, Japan when his father bought a company there. His charm, friendly attitude and foreign origin quickly made him pretty popular in school. Despite that, he got into a fight with more children in the neighborhood after they tried to attack his sisters.
After this event, he became pretty introverted, and he started playing computer games, ignoring both his parents and his sisters for most of the time.
One day, one of his friends told him about an interesting game, Sword Art Online. He applied for and was accepted in the beta test of the game, becoming one of the best beta testers. He made a lot of friends there, and he loved the game. But the beta test soon came to an end.
He received a copy of the game as soon as it was launched. Akihiko's announcement didn't really affected him. He was finally caught in his dream world.
Despite the hate for the beta testers, Dremo and more of his friends from the beta test created a guild, The Creed. They helped a lot of beginners to survive in the first days of this death game.
One day, Dremo wanted to complete a quest in a pretty unknown part of the 1st Floor. Rumors said that a very powerful sword was the reward. The forest there was very dangerous, and Dremo wanted to leave alone, without the other members of the guild. But they found out and followed him.
Together, they managed to complete the quest, and Dremo won his powerful sword. On the way back, they were ambushed by a PK guild. The leader of the PK guild hat a particular hate for the beta testers, and promised the "new players" in the guild that if they would do nothing to help the beta testers in the guild, they would be left alive. Fearing for their lives, most of the new players ran away. Some even joined the PK-ers in their attack.
Despite his efforts, almost all of the remaining members of his guild were killed. One of the lieutenants of his guild, Kazuki, ran away when he considered the battle lost. Dremo attacked the leader of the red players, that had a green cursor. He was wounded, and his cursor color changed to orange. He was saved by a girl, the vice-commander of the guild. They ran away, but due to Dremo's orange cursor, they weren't able to enter any settlement.
The PK-ers wanted no survivors, and they followed the two players. Outnumbered, Dremo and the girl tried to fight. They were separated during the fight by the many red players.. The fight continued for a few more minutes, until Dremo heard the girl's screams. Thinking that she was dead, and scared for his life, Dremo ran away.
Dremo started to hate the other players, always blaming himself for what happened. He became a solo player, a beater, fighting alone on the front line.

RP Example: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=335385

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: At a first look, Dremo is cold,paranoid and distrustful, even if he is charming and intelligent. He hates most of the other players, and loves to tease everybody. He started to drink alcohol,becoming very aggressive when drunk. In reality, he was friendly and funny, before the incident. He is pretty depressed, still blaming himself for the deaths of his friends.

Moral Alignment: He's usually Lawful Neutral, but he has a Chaotic Evil side he usually tries to suppress.

Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NN9JY5fbwc

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? Yes

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Character Real Name: Emily Korigana
Character Game Name: Lovely_Lancer
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 15
Character Level: 55
Special Skill: <<Blade of God>> Causes the blade of the beholder to become a blinding light source, stunning an enemy target, and causing a slight health boost. (only 10-15 HP)
Brief Bio (History before the game and brief explanation of what they've been doing since Akihiko's announcement.) Emily grew up in a large home on the countryside, surrounded by friends and family. An overall happy and cheerful girl, Emily found herself acing all her classes, partnered by friends the whole way. She had an older brother, who had loved video games even more than Emily did. There had been a shootout in a mall they were in together. Her brother took the shot that would have killed Emily, sacrificing himself so that she could go on. He had died in her arms. Not long after his funeral, Emily found herself browsing his room, often hanging out in there for days on end. She isolated herself, shutting out even the sunlight. One day, while she was looking through his various video games, Emily had discovered his Nervegear. Wanting to be closer in a way, she put on the helmet, entering the world of SAO her brother would never get to see again. She leveled up, slicing and dicing, trying to be like her brother. She'd been terrified by Akihiko's announcement, alone and scared. She continued to level herself up, hoping to one day see the sunlight that she'd shut out for so long again.
Character Appearance:
((I wanted to change her appearance if that's okay.))
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Height, Weight, Body Type: Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125 pounds
Body type: More of a thin, fragile frame.

Equipment:
Weapon:

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Armor/Outfit thingy: ((Because why not? xD))

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Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Moral Alignment: Neutral Good, probably.

Theme Song:
This
and this

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? ewe Of course.

[The Tophat Empire]

Aplication

Required Information

Name: Deren Zagita Onuralp

Username: Denz

Sex: Male

Age and Origin: Born in 2002, in Turkey(Half-British, Half-Turkish)

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Dual Blading

Height, Weight, Body Type: 1,81 meters tall, weights 65 kg and body type is Ectomorph

Equipment: Denz/Deren wears a silverish armour and a cloak on it. He uses a light grey rapier(Silverlight) and a pure white katana(Lightstorm)

Character Bio: Deren lived in Turkey for the first 6 years of his life because of his father's job in there(his father was an ambassador). Then they came back to United Kingdom after his father retired. They came back to Turkey after 4 years as his parents decided to go there again.

His shy and considered 'weird' attitude caused him to be mostly alone in his social life. He had meet a person or two that he considered as 'friend'. He lost both of his parents when he was 15 and went to Japan for physiological treatment. It wasn't going so well until his 'friends' came from Turkey to help him. He got better day by day but never healed completely. He started to live together with one of them in Japan as doctors feared that if he might go back to Turkey, it may cause physical problems for him.

They managed to buy Sword Art Online when it was released. He was shocked when he first learned that there was no way to quit and dying in here would mean dying for real but he managed to get out from it's effect easier then others. After a tragic event happened in Sword Art Online including him losing this friend(He also liked/loved her) dying(at least that's what he thought), he stood away from other players because he was scared of making more friends and losing them too. He also started to feel responsible for their death. He didn't even accepted offer of forming a short-term group for clearing 3rd Floor Boss Level but helped them anyway. The Boss Fight also allowed him to remember something he forgot long ago. Since clearing of Third Floor, he kept remembering his memories which he tried to forget after the tragic thing happened.

RP Example: Part of the RP

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Deniz/Deren is rather cold to others when they first meet but can act really friendly and caring when becoming closer with other person. He can also act weird because of the fact that his mood can change really rapidly and also because of the fact that he has different personalities formed inside him

Moral Alignment: He is mostly aligned to True Neutral but can become Neutral Good and Chaotic Evil because of the multiple personalities problem he has. Neutral Good and True Neutral sides can overcome Chaotic Evil as long as nothing that's really depressing happens(Chaotic Evil only overcame both of them twice: When Deniz/Deren lost his parents and when he lost his girlfriend)

Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGzgoSg5OZg

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? Well, yes

[The Tophat Empire]

Aplication

Required Information

Name: Charlotte Noble

Username: Noblemind(play off of Nobleman)
Sex: Female

Age and Origin: 17

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: First Aid

Height, Weight, Body Type: 5 ft, 108 lbs, ectomorphic

Equipment: Weapon: (Image) (Image)
Clothing: (Image)I couldn't find the outfit without the girl.

Character Bio: While I'd rather keep most of Charlotte's history to find out in the RP, I can TG it to the OP if xe so wishes. As for why she played the game, she started to try and help with depression, and get rid of some... debilitating fears. After the announcement, she was not very surprised--she always expects betrayal. She wanted to get out, of course, and so set out--hoping the quest would make her stronger.

RP Example: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344255&p=24924192#p24924192

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Sweet but awkward, loyal but quick to judge, secretive, fearful.

Moral Alignment: Somewhere between Lawful and Chaotic Good.

Theme Song: This.

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? I do. (not want to get married, thank you very much)

[The Tophat Empire]

I decided to try a different character. Would this work? Not sure about the special ability, though I noticed Castle Crashers did a special ability that was made up, so I assume that's an option. Though as Suigetsu I did use a canon special ability, Infinite Spear, though nothing is known about it. Anyway, here's a trap, since I seem to be making a number of these kinds of characters lately:

Aplication

Required Information

Name: Hajime Asakura

Username: Kurohime

Sex: Trap Male

Age and Origin: 13, Nagano, Japan.

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: «Blade Evocation» --Alows him to summon unique blades with different properties. They're generated according to his level, so he'll be able to summon more powerful ones further along the way. A sub-ability would perhaps be able to control several normally obtained blades in his inventory, telekinetically, though he needs at least one hand free to control their movement. I'm thinking it might be a bit like Erza Scarlet's weapon summoning from Fairy Tail. (Any changes necessary?)

Height, Weight, Body Type: 5'0” (not sure if short for this age), 88 lbs/40kg (not sure if that's the right weight for someone of this height and age, who's supposed to be short and light- not anorexic, mind you), ectomorphic, if that's accurate for what I'm looking for. On that note, he happens to be one of those sorts who doesn't seem to age, so he'll probably look the same years later. Might get awkward in one's late teens, I suppose.


Equipment: The stuff in le pics, both above and the extra ones I added below, since the new format demands no spoilered images at the appearance section above.

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Character Bio:

Born in Nagano, Hajime was the first son of a Japanese businessman, Hisato Asakura, whilst his mother, Kyoko Yoshimura, was a novelist and painter. He also had two older sisters, one of whom was a singer and actress, named Michiko Asakura, and the other was a professional martial artist, practicing a number of unarmed martial arts, as well as Kendo, named Kaguya Asakura.

At school he was always mistaken for a girl, something that had been troublesome. Being short, physically weak, and having heterochromic eyes also made him stand out, be it for better or worse. Some girls envied his looks, and he was often bullied, both for that, and his height. It didn't help that Michiko kept forcing him to crossdress, thinking that it made him look cute. He tried to stick to himself when he could, delving into computer games, books and music, perhaps as a way of distracting himself from the real world.

Meanwhile, Kaguya kept pushing him to be more independent, trying to teach him how to defend himself, as well, though it became clear that he wasn't cut out for the elements of the training that involved endurance and strength, though his size and build did mean he could be fast and agile. He was, nonetheless, somewhat fragile, and he was more harder hit by illnesses than most, even minor ones. His nervous system was also hypersensitive, and that meant that he felt pain more than most.

Nonetheless, a couple of years ago, whilst with his father, who happened to be visiting a bank, he got kidnapped during an armed robbery. Needless to say, whilst he survived a month before being tracked down, and rescued, he saw the criminals openly kill those that got in their way, whilst himself being mistreated and tortured. One of the criminals happened to be a paedophile, too, which didn't help things. Unsurprisingly, this made his view of things somewhat less positive, though as he usually did, he found it was better to hide his real feelings and thoughts, believing that being openly true to himself would lead to more persecution.

When he was a bit younger, he did have some friends, though after he became nine, he got a computer, and became more drawn in, spending more time playing games and watching anime. Since he was six, he'd also been quite into books, though back then, he also spent some time socialising and doing other things. He became quite proficient at various computer games, including MMOs, even gaining some online fame, though he always went by different names, as well as making himself seem older. In some games he also went as a girl. He became a beta-tester for a number of games, most recently SAO. He was one of the first to get the full game, and end up in the game in due process.

After the announcement, he went his own way, in some part happy that he could be in a new world, with which he could try to disassociate his old self. Though at the same time, he didn't like being trapped, and forced to pander to the whims of others. He's already seen a number of people die in the game, though having seen such things happen in the real world, he more or less takes it in his stride. So far, he hasn't really warmed up to anyone, and tries to avoid that, for numerous reasons. Not only because they might die after he comes to care for them, but also because they might reject or manipulate him. He avoids PKing others, though at the same time, he has no issue with doing so. He does not, however, want the extra attention and trouble that comes with being labelled as such. He has killed others to defend himself, though, in the game, which avoids one being labelled a PKer.

Having been one of the beta-testers, there are some that persecute "beaters" too, which reminds him of his past in the real world, with the way others have viewed him before. He has little problem with pretending to be a girl, though he can get a bit annoyed when some guys try to hit on him. Nonetheless, he has already achieved some fame, due to his skill, being nicknamed "Blade Princess" due to his elegance, appearance, skill with swords, and his username, Kurohime, which means Black Princess, whilst another nickname could be the Princess in Red and Black. Hardly anyone knows he's male, and he does nothing to dispel the illusion otherwise.

RP Example: (Image)

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Generally quiet and shy, though he seems somewhat more confident in battle. Fairly intelligent, and likes to read books. Though he also likes games, music, sweets, and cute things. He's a bit distrustful of others, and tends to hide his real feelings with a smile, kindness, and an apparently optimistic view of things, though he's usually somewhat more pessimistic and jaded, in reality. Sometimes, though, he is shown to have a darker sense of humour, and his taste in anime and manga, can range from the more cheerful, kawaii stuff, to more obscure, darker kinds of anime and manga. Same applies to his taste in music. He also likes cooking. For a 13 year old, he's surprisingly knowledgeable, philosophical and literate (like I was back then). Among other genres, he likes fantasy, scifi and horror, as well as history and mythology. Despite looking and sounding like a girl, he can be quite uncomfortable around them, also easily embarrassed. He also has a fear of being touched, to some extent, though especially when other people get too forceful. Some other stuff.

Moral Alignment: ( How your character will most likely make a situation work, and how they will react to a situation by trying. Basic DnD alignment grid. While chosen alignment will not rule black and white over choices, it should influence them strongly.)

Theme Song: Why not?

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? Hai. Hopefully this incarnation of the RP will have less one-liners, which made it troublesome for me to keep track of things before.

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[The Tophat Empire]

Character Real Name:
Shojiro Katsuragi

Character Game Name:
Shojiro

Character Gender :
Male

Character Age:
18

Character Level:
58

Special Skill:
Dual Wield

Brief Bio:
Before he was caught in Aincrad, Shojiro was a highschool student who had graduated end of the previous year. He had been enrolled at the Tsuinine Military Academy, studying Tactics, Strategy, Logistics and Military Politics. His life long obsession with Nihongo history has seen him develop a unique understanding of warfare and leadership. His dedication to his fellow soldiers has earned him their trust.

Shojiro is the eldest son in the Katsuragi clan. As the progeny of a clan with a nearly ancient miliraty history, he was educated in Strategy and Tactics from the tender age of 6. His skill with troop deployment, unit composition and natural tactics has lead to him becoming a cherished military asset. He is currently the head of his class by a considerable margin.

His life long training and education in the military arts has helped him severely as the leader of a guild in Aincrad.
Since the announcement he has been encumbered with the role as leader of his guild - the Chishi Sakura: the Lethal Cherry-blossoms). Over the recent weeks his guild had grown from only himself, to several dozen members, 52 to be precise. Under his leadership Chishi Sakura had made several major excursions and had become on of the revered guilds, though much smaller than the strongest guilds. These excursions had afforded him a high level, and a strong countenance. Through all their dangerous expiditions, they had only lost 2 players to date.

His guild did not just function as a military and expiditionary guild, but has over the months provided charitable services to those who chose not to take part in so dangerous an endeavour as to venture beyond the first level. Young children and the elderly were mostly to be found in their care-houses. The Shakaiiryō - lit. Social Care - branch of the Guild had been in charge of these institutions, and Shojiro was frequently involved in their actions and endeavours.

Character Appearance:
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Character Real Name:
Setsuna Kururugi

Character Game Name:
Setsu

Character Gender:
Male

Character Age:
16

Character Level:
52

Special Skill:
Energy Skill

Brief Bio:
Setsuna is the youngest of 3 brothers. He grew up in a small town in the mountains east of Kyoto. His family have owned the local Dojo for several generations, dating all the way back to the time of Oda Nobunaga and Ieyasu Tokugawa. Their art is that of the Shinobi. The family style is nationally recognised as an excellent style and is widely practised. Setsuna grew up in the Dojo and was intensely trained in the Yugure Soyokaze - Twilight Breeze - style.

He met, and became friends with Shojiro when he began attending the Dojo as part of his preparations to join the military. The two quickly became close friends, almost like brothers. Setsuna dispised the military, though. Not for what it was or how it functioned, but for being the incarnation of violence. As contradictory as it was that he was training in an art focused on assassinations, he dispised violence. As such their relationship went sour when Shojiro joined the military. The two joined Sword Art Online independantly, and only banded together because they each needed to other's skills after Akihiko Kayaba made his announcements.

Setsuna has been serving as an independant scout and spy for the Chishi Sakura. It was the natural choice for Setsuna, not because his real life training made him better at it, but because he felt at home when sneaking around and spying. The atmosphere is almost always uneasy when the two are in the same room. THey don't so much hate each other as have a bad taste in their mouth from the last time they truly spoke as friends. Each is too stubborn to apologise or to recognise he had done something wrong during the meeting. Despite this, the two care deeply for one another and this is evident to those around them.

Character Appearance:
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[The Tophat Empire]

Aplication

Required Information

Name: Josua

Username: Josua (I'm lazy to use my other usernames. Is this okay? If not, go with this one: Josua070)

Sex: Male

Character Level: 54

Age and Origin: 26, Born in Indonesia (Half-Indonesian & Half-Chinese)

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Dual Blades

Height, Weight, Body Type: 180 cm, 90 kg, Average (Not too slim, but not too wide either).

Equipment:

Weapon:(Image)

Armor:(Image)

Character Bio: Josua had been a gamer long before SAO came out. Although he's not as good as a pro, but his skills are enough to make him one of the respected gamers in his country. He's a game developer with the name of the studio Freedom's Legacy Studios, which he formed after he graduated from University in 2019. He's very interested in VR tech ever since its revival of popularity back in 2012. His studio, while based in Jakarta, also has a branch in Tokyo, in order to act as the representative in Game Development Conferences. Thus, he frequently travels to Japan & rarely in Jakarta.

When the NerveGear came out, he researched the device, as it was the first to be capable of full-immersion VR & he wanted to know how this thing works. He was quite shocked by the capability of the transmitters & deduced that it could potentially be lethal, if anyone tinkers with it. Fully knowing this, he wants to prove this theory himself, and when SAO came out in 2022, he bought the game & played it. Before he commenced his Full-Dive, he told his friends & family that should anything happen to him, do not ever attempt to remove the helmet. He also forbade them from buying the NerveGear or play SAO, as it could be dangerous.

When Kayaba Akhihiko made the announcement, Josua wasn't too thrilled, but he also didn't panic like the others. He analyzed the situation & from the explanation he heard, he concluded that his theory was correct after all & the NerveGear is very dangerous, if one knows how to utilize it to be dangerous. Since then, he started leveling up in order to clear the game as soon as possible, knowing the time that he & the other players has depends on how long they're real body could keep being sustained. At least, he didn't have to worry about his family or friends, knowing that he forbade them from buying the helmet or playing the game & also gave them the warning.

RP Example: Nothing recent. Sorry.

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Josua's quite strict with others. Despite that, however, he's actually pretty nice to those who earned his trust. He may act cold, bu he's actually very considerate of everyone & the situation they're in. However, when he wears his mask (which only when he is very pissed or got serious), he's an entirely different person. He fights with no mercy & will only stop when the opponent truly surrenders or dead.

Moral Alignment: Good. Harsh, cold you might say, but he's a good guy.

Theme Song: D-technoLife by UVERworld & Ichirin no Hana by High and Mighty Color

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? Yes (Is that really necessary?)

[The Tophat Empire]

Application

Required Information

Name: Erica McClellan

Username: Eclaire

Sex: Female

Character Level: 47

Age and Origin: Age: 15
Birthplace: Quebec, Canada
Nationality: French Canadian
Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Weapon Forging

Height, Weight, Body Type:
Height: 5'3
Weight: 122 lbs

Equipment:
Blumière: A sword forged from speed-based metals, Blumière is a single-edged, slightly curved blade ~47" in length. The length of the blade shimmers a pale green when it catches a light source. At the base of the blade itself, there is the notable absence of a crossguard, though an engraved vine motif climbs up a quarter of the blade's length. The point, while not especially sharp, is still moderately effective as a stabbing weapon, though Eclaire attempts to avoid this as it puts undue stress on the blade.

Character Bio:
Erica was born in Montreal, the daughter to a primary-school teacher and an electrical engineer. With her father eventually finding a job at a hardware development company in Nikkō, the rest of the family was dragged along, and Erica was thrown into the schooling system with little knowledge of the language. This, after her novelty wore off, led to her being ostracized from the majority of her classmates. As of such, she would often be found reading a book in the corner, or more commonly, exploring the forest behind her house.
Then the Nerve Gear released. With her father's line of work, Erica had gained some interest in the possibilities of virtual reality, and this seemed like it could be a step forward. Moreover, through the system, she could maybe even finally fit in with others, without the preconceptions that those around her had. Though initially disappointed by the lack of quality software, she lucked into a beta for a game known as Sword Art Online. It was perfect. The world was vibrant, each level she visited showing some different fantastical landscape. The mechanics were smooth, providing a highly immersive experience. And the community of beta testers seemed open, and more than anything eager to traverse the world of Aincrad as well. Here, though, Erica, or rather Eclaire, as the name she had taken on went, hit a roadblock. While in the midst of the game world, she would have no problem speaking with others, telling stories and laughing with them. Outside, though, remained another issue. And so she sequestered herself in her room for hours and hours on end, escaping from the worries of the real world.
Thus, she was online, exploring the furthest reaches of a level, when a global announcement came through. As could well be expected, she reacted with shock and no small measure of fear. While the real world held little for her, it was still her home. And so the possibility of reaching the hundredth floor burned in her mind. Setting out into the grassy fields of the first level, she began her search for the first dungeon. But something was different now. Aincrad no longer seemed as comforting as they had before, now that it held a very real threat in it digital corridors. So, this world no longer being the idyllic dreamland she'd grown to love, she chose to fight, abandoning the few friends she'd grown near to in a mad rush for freedom.

RP Example: 'Tis difficult. As my post count likely indicates, I'm fairly new to the forum section of the site, so I have no experience with the NS flavour of role-playing. On the other hand, I've been fairly active on a different site for several months, so take that as you will. I guess I could go link some things from there or the like? Or, failing that, I wouldn't mind writing something up on the spot. It's really up to the OP's discretion?

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Due to the isolation from others in much of her formative years, Eclaire is fairly awkward when it comes to interacting with others, lacking even a basic confidence in her own speaking abilities. This gives off the impression of high levels of shyness, as well as a variety of conversational tics- a slight stutter, shifting eyes, and a tendency to abruptly turn away from conversations. For the select few she's accepted as friends, or the semblance thereof, she opens up somewhat, though still not entirely. Leading conversations, for instance, is still beyond her comfort zone.
Social interactions, however, are only one facet. As far as things go, Eclaire is filled with an urge to escape the world. This drives her to explore all corners of each level, in an attempt to find something that others may have missed.

Moral Alignment: Neutral Good-ish, leaning towards True Neutral.

Have You Read, Understand, and Agree with the OP Posts & Rules In Detail? Aye!

[The Tophat Empire]

Application

Required Information

Name: Allene Deedrick

Username: Ene (Pronounced 'En')

Sex: Female

Character Level: 57

Age and Origin: She currently is seventeen, and as far as she's concerned her birthplace was Edvard's Orphanage for Girls, in the Czech Republic.

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Oooh. Can I make my own?

The Saint of Blades --
Ene quickly spawns in every single one of her many blades, having them land in the ground surrounding her. She then proceeds to use them against you in just about every way imaginable. Throwing, slashing, kicking, stabbing, slicing, mincing, dicing, swinging, cutting, cleaving, adjectives.

Height, Weight, Body Type: 5' 2" or 1.57 meters, lithe, 101 lbs or 45.8 kg

Equipment:

Character Bio: Allene never knew her parents, and was practically raised in Edvard's by her fellow orphans. The nature of the school/orphanage hybrid encouraged a sense of isolation, and so Ene was quickly drawn toward's the gamer's life. She played her first game when she was merely seven, and it was like a primal instinct awoke inside her. She wasn't little shy girl who listened to her music and read her books. No.

She was FUCKING Ene the Saint of Blades. She would dodge, weave through the FPS called Blacklight: Retribution, slaughtering those with a knife, whereas her comrades would lit up an entire room with gunfire, Ene would be dancing through the bullets, glowing katana in hand as she cut through enemy lines with the grace and speed of a master swordsman.

She quickly rose through the ranks of the game, eventually becoming the leader on the EU/RU servers. Entire matches were rebalanced when she joined, the entirety of the other players pitted against the quick girl with the katana.

Hence, she was drawn to the game Sword Art Online, a game where you had no magic, no guns, only a single blade. Or two, if you have mad skill. And in the immortal words of Kirito - "In this world, a single blade can take you anywhere you want to go."

RP Example: You know me, right..?

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Pyro, quirky, illogical. Stubborn. To put it in context -- if you piss her off, be prepared to lose something of yours to a 'mysterious, unexplained fire.' She'll run headfirst into combat, even if it does get her killed, and she generally acts strangely.

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. She would be chaotic good, it's just, she likes setting things on fire a little too much.

Theme Song: Clicky

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Name: Gamze Aksoy

Username: Ganze (I just wanted to use a word in German, not because I felt lazy )

Sex: Female

Character Level: 50

Age and Origin: 20 years old. Her parents are Turkish but she born in Germany

Picture Appearance:

http://i.imgur.com/7j5yHdh.png

Character Skill: Weapon Forging

Height, Weight, Body Type: 1,78 meters high, 55 kg, ectomorph body type

Equipment: Wears black cloak and sometimes a light armor. Uses a sword(Black Lightning) as her main weapon but can use other weapons sometimes to test the weapons she forged.

Black Lightning: (Image)

Character Bio: Gamze born in Germany. Her parents were working hard so she couldn't be able to see them for much time but once in a while her parents took a day or two off from the job with her and her big sister who died when Gamze was 3. It was a crashing experience for her and she became lifelessy day by day until she met another girl in neighbourhood. They became very good friends since both of their parents were really busy with their jobs. Gamze's relationship with this girl, Julia became like a sister relationship over time. Gamze moved away to Salzburg when she was 10 because of her parents having another job at Austria.

Gamze became depressed after she lost another 'sister'. To her luck, Julia came to Salzburg too. She also became friends with a boy, Arno there thanks to Julia. She was only one noticing that Julia was liking Arno and Arno liking Julia. She first wanted to try to make them together but later give up on the idea since she didn't want to force them to tell their feelings to each other. Her parents decided to retire and decided to move back to Turkey when Gamze was 13. Gamze tried to convince them to stay in Austria or leave her here but they didn't accept because they wanted to see their own country again and wanted to spend some time with Gamze after all those years they left Gamze.

Gamze didn't want to find new friends when she first came to Turkey because she was scared that she will make a friend who will go away from her life again.

Her parents finally managed to convince her to get new friends when she was 14. She made a small group of 3. One being her, one being a boy called Deren and another is another boy who is called David(Do you guys remember him ). Gamze started to feel something towards to Deren..

Deren suffered from a mental problem when he was 15(Gamze and David are also 15), after his parents died. After him going to Japan, Gamze and David decided to go and help Deren. Gamze's parents knew that she would go to depression if they won't allow it again so they allowed Gamze to go but told her to call them at least once in every week(and she did that since she didn't want to make them sad). David and Gamze went to Japan but David was forced to go back, leaving Gamze and Deren alone.

After 2 years, Gamze learned that her "small sister" moved to Japan and helped her to get used to the life in Japan. David and Gamze's parents visited Tokyo from time to time to see if she and Deren are doing well.

Gamze signed up to beta test of Sword Art Online, a game she heard from Julia. She wanted to tell Deren about it but she didn't since she wanted to make sure that it won't make a damage to his mind. After seeing what the world was capable of, she decided to say Deren about it. Deren actually never knew that she was in beta test so he bought 2 copies of the game. Gamze sent the other one to David for him to play with them and actually meet in this virtual world.

Gamze was quick to react when she learned about how they were trapped. Julia, her "little sister" asked her to join her and Arno's guild. Although she wanted to accept it, she rejected it since she was scared that it would cause Deren to be alone.

David called them to a place. Deren and Gamze went there to see a Little Nerpent. David told them about a quest and asked if they would help him. Deren wasn't sure about it but Gamze convinced him. It was the day Gamze went missing and also the day Deren and David became enemies.
RP Example: Say hello Denz. Denz: *sighs* Hello

Additional Fun Stuff: Not fun but I guess people needs to know that. She thinks her "little sister" is dead like Dremo and actually believes that it's Dremo's mistake.

Personality: Gamze is shy, kind and talkative at some sort. She looks like a kid as she acts childishly from time to time but she can also become quite serious. She is also optimistic and believes that there can always be a way for something to happen. She is also really protective, specially towards to her "little sister" and Deren.

Moral Alignment: Somewhat between Neutral Good and Chaotic Good

Theme Song: Couldn't find one yet

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Name: Julia Maria Meisner

Username: Julchen

Sex: Female

Character Level: 59

Age and Origin: She's 15 years old, and she was born on the 18th January 2008, Berlin, the German Federal Republic

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Dual Wielding

Height, Weight, Body Type: She is 178 cm tall, and she could be considered pretty thin.

Equipment: She usually wears a light armor. The clothes she is usually wearing are inspired by Prussian uniforms, with white shirts, and dark blue with red coats and hats, and short black skirts. Something like this:

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She usually uses two rapiers as weapons, but just as Dremo, she has a large variety of posioned and normal throwing pics.

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Character Bio:

Julia was born in Berlin, Germany, on the 18th of January 2008. Both her parents were officers in the Bundeswehr, the German Army. They were almost always gone, and they were keeping an iron discipline in their house. Rules, rules, and rules. She didn't had an exactly happy childhood.
With her parents almost always gone from home, Julia spent lot of time with an older girl from the neighborhood, who was taking care of her. She was Julia's first friend, and she was like a bigger sister for her. That girl moved to Austria when Julia was 5 years old. Without being able to find anyone else to take care of her, her parents turned to some old family friends, the Degramo family. With both Julia's and Arno/Dremo's parents very busy, they agreed to sent Arno, his sisters and Julia to Arno's grandparents, in Austria, near Salzburg.
Julia and Arno already knew each other, but really became friends in those years. Apparently that girl that acted like Julia's bigger sister also somehow lived near Salzburg, so they all became friends, and lived some pretty nice and fun years there.During that time, Dremo developed a big crush on her, and she might have noticed it.Then, when Julia was 8, that girl moved to Turkey. Only a year later, Dremo and his family moved to Japan, leaving her alone.
Alone, Julia move back with her parents, and spent her next years practically moving from city to city, with her parents. Two years later, Julia's grandfather retired from the army, and moved to Japan. Julia asked her parents to allow her to move with his grandfather. Happy to get rid of a problem, Julia's parent's accepted.
In Japan, Julia moved to Tokyo, where she met Dremo again. She was really happy. but during the years they haven't seen each other, Dremo changed. Maybe due to the cultural shock, maybe because of other reasons, Dremo, isolated himself, spending his free time playing video games and having few friends. The relation between Julia and him quickly deteriorated, with all of Julia's attempts to change him failing. Luckily for her, she discovered that the same girl, her "bigger sister" also now lived in Tokyo, with a boy. She helped her a lot, helping her learn Japanese and many more.
A few years later, Dremo and Julia both applied for the beta test of SAO, separately without knowing that the other had applied. They were both accepted, and they met in the game.
They spent a lot of happy time in the game,a thing that pretty much repaired their relation. Dremo once again realized that she loved her, but the never found the courage to tell her that.
When the game was officially launched, after that announcement, both of them secretly sworn to themselves to protect the other. They created one of the most powerful guilds in the first days of the game, the Creed. Dremo initially wanted to accept only beta testers, but she made him accept beginners too.
One day, Dremo wanted to go and make a dangerous quest. The reward was apparently a very powerful sword. He wanted to go alone, but Julia found him, and followed him with the rest of the guild. On their way back, they were ambushed. Julia escaped together with a wounded Dremo. WIth the enemies following them, they tried to enter a settlement, but they couldn't because of Dremo's temporary orange cursor. Dremo tried to make her enter the city alone, but he failed. They stayed together, and the enemies caught them in a forest. They were separated during the fight, and Julia was wounded. Scared and believing that she was dead, Dremo ran away. But she remained alive.

RP Example: You know the awesome me.

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: At a first glance, she has a wild and strong personality, which covers up her real,more serious, book-smart, and hard-working personality. Even if she usually loves to tease people, and makes jokes even in the most dangerous of situations, she is actually pretty mature for age, and can be very serious. She usually seems pretty arrogant, and can be act pretty dominant to the ones around her. She cares a lot for her friends, and especially for Dremo. Not surprisingly, she has a crush on Dremo, but never had the courage to tell him.
Moral Alignment: Lawful Good?

Theme Song: I don't have a single idea.
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Name: Achilles "Archie" Langston

Username: Electric_Fury

Sex: Male

Character Level: 60

Age and Origin:
Age: 17
Born: October 13th, 2006
Originated: Florida, United States of Murica.

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: <<Bloody Vengeance>> The blade of the beholder becomes tinted with red and puts off a dim red glow, paired by releasing small red particles that resemble blood drops. The skill allows the player to strike with unholy speed, but takes two minutes to recharge. This can also be very taxing, and temporarily lowers defense levels.

Height, Weight, Body Type:
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 pounds
Body Type: More on the skinny, lanky side, which causes most to underestimate his strength.

Equipment:
Armor: (I found an image! ;w;) Imagine the full outfit is all variations of black.

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Sword:

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Character Bio: Achilles was born to a single mother on the night of October 13th, 2006. She didn't know how she'd be able to raise him, but she knew she'd never give him up. She bought him whatever she could afford over their apartment and food bills, no matter how long it took. She began to drink and sell herself to get money to raise Achilles, and all he could do was watch her bad choices. When the nervegear came out, his mother was more than happy to find a way to afford the device, and along with that got him one of the first copies of SAO. He got to be one of the beta-testers, meeting all kinds of people from all walks of life. He was more than happy to be there at the grand release, but if only he had known...
After Akihiko's announcement, Achilles and several others banded together to try and escape the game, only to have two try to kill him after discovering he was a beta tester. Now they're a group of four, traveling the front lines, aiding others in their battle to escape.
RP Example: eue

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: More of the calm and collected type. He can stay at a calm level and concentrate in dire and intense situations. Though he appears to be absolutely fearless, only the ones closest to him can tell a difference. He can be a very enjoyable and kind person, but can also be serious when need be.

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good

Theme Song: I'll find one later.

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Name: Phillip DePasqaule

Username: SomeGuy.

Sex: Male (Whoopsies)

Character Level: 3

Age and Origin: 18. Phillip was born and raised in New York City.

Picture Appearance: Here

Character Skill: Unbound Heart ( As Heart rate increases, perception and response time also increase. After a hitting a threshold, He will sustain Damage over time but in return he will receive minor buffs in attack damage.)


Height, Weight, Body Type: 125 lbs. 5ft 11. Fairly skinny.


Equipment: Basic sword and shield. Still wearing grey default armor.

Character Bio: When he was a small child, his father was still around. Maria, Isamu and Phillip were a happy family back then. Isamu Takeda was CEO of DESAMU, A Antivirus software company. With multiple products reaching public attention, the company was doing well. However, am article was published claimed Isamu was not only embezzling for his personal game, he was also selling information of the products users. After this, Phil never saw the man again. Phil and Maria then lived together supporting each other, growing a close relationship. As he was growing up Phil was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia, causing painful episodes for the rest of his life. Currently, Phil has finished high school and due to a healthy lifestyle his heart has been stable. For his graduation present, His mother had arranged for Phil to go the Japan for a few weeks. Despite the hatred of his father, Phil had always admired the country his father was from. He also knew about the upcoming launch of Sword Art Online, So he took the chance to play the foreign game. Luckily being semi fluent in the language, he was able to procure a copy of the game. Ever since the launch and....event of Kayaba, Phil has been having multiple problems. First he freaked his shit. Seconed he was having heart pains more frequent now. Third He was having heart pain in a video game?. Phils been trying to figure things out but....Half of him was excited. Ever since the begging of the game, Phil was in love with it. He is currently still living on a random cliff in the first floor. He's kinda broke.

RP Example:
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=344294 Recent
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=168891 Not so recent, but a better example


Personality: Easy going, loves comedy. For him everything should and will be somewhat funny. He highly values money, and will often act on greedy impulses. He also loves Coca cola.

Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Theme Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCl1gwX_CVA Entrance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22PhkOfTTWY Action

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Name: Fredericka Kritz

Username: Bzonad ( )

Sex: Female

Character Level: 59

Age and Origin: 16- Volgograd, Russian Federation.

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Weapon Forging

Height, Weight, Body Type: 5'7", 156 Ib, athletic.

Equipment: armor
Sword

Character Bio: Fredericka Kritz was born on August 7th, 2006 in Volograd, Russia. To a member of the Russian Military and a German immigrant, she grew up with a common understanding of German and Russian, but was made fun of for her name, she is nonetheless cheerful. She got the SAO as a present from her Father, who was in Sakhalin at the time, she immediately jumped in.

RP Example: Yu wot?

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Fredericka is a cheerful, happy girl, she enjoy making people smile and hates, absolutely hates PKers, she was devastated when her friend died.

Moral Alignment: Good Lawful

Theme Song: Death before Dishonor ~ FFDP. (Heavy Metal, just a heads up.)

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Name: Lukas Schäfer

Username: Luen ( )

Sex: Male

Character Level: 59 I guess, whatever makes it possible to join the current level

Age and Origin: 16- Cologne, Germany.

Picture Appearance:
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Character Skill: Dual sword, with that special skill thing you got going, I´d be happy with one sword as well, though

Height, Weight, Body Type: (Imperial or Metric work. The choice is yours. Pictures are nice, and give a view, but added stats are the cherry on sundays, the milk with cookies, and the presents with Christmas.)
1.82 metres tall
63kg "heavy"
very slim, but not weak

Equipment: Black hooded cloak with agile black gear beneath

Character Bio: Born in Germany in 2005 into a regular middle class family that later separated and he as a only child always witnessed the fights and arguments during large parts of his childhood, he became quiet and burried many emotions, like sadness, through simply ignoring them. Most of the time he has a blank look on his face or a slight (but fake) smile. He eventually decided to sit everything out, locked in his room by playing computer games or watching anime and fleeing to school, where he had good friends, but never wanted to share anything of his private life with anyone, not even close friends, only things he previously carefully selected. Over time he found fun in slightly manipulating his schoolmates, giving them false test information here, or tell a lie about another person just to see their reaction and the direct result of his involvement in the world.
He has more than just a few ticks, which in corrolation with other things made him nervous, SAO of course did not really help that, but only when he is in private, when he is in public he tightened the wall around him as a result, the only thing you will see from his nervousness are his bitten off finger nails and the knacking and bending of all bones available, necks and fingers most often featured.

He heard of the new game SAO with the nerve gear technology and was hooked, being able to isolate himself further, not even hear the arguments through his headphones anymore, but being completely away. He took part in a lottery game online and he won one of the limited SAO copies, even with a good translation and direct japanese to german speech translation

RP Example: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=337108

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required


Personality: Quiet, Rare of Emotions, Nervous inside, Always thinking

Moral Alignment: Neutral Evil

Theme Song: Cant decide, choose whatever you like for me and I will decide, if its ok or super duper awesome.

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Name: Elana DiCapo.

Username: BloodshotEyes

Sex: Female

Character Level: 58

Age and Origin: 20, Shut-in working from home on the computer. Moved around a lot, was raised in America.

Picture Appearance:

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Character Skill: Clairvoyant Tracking, After seeing a Mob or Player, for a limited time and distance, she can track them

Height, Weight, Body Type: 5ft 5. 105lbs, O-

Equipment: Daggers, Pink and black cloak, with simple leather armor.

Character Bio: Elana DiCapa was born to a single hardworking mother. The two got along very well, until she started bringing home her dates.
Incidents occured between Elana and one of the Suitors. So, her mother kept her private life...Private. Once she had a stable relationship with a man
he moved in. He was abusive to Elana and her mother. It escalated to the point of Elana killing him to defend her mother. The case was easy, and no
chargers were ever filed, but Elana's mother grew paranoid. They moved from place, and eventually ended up in Italy. Once Elana was old enough she
left to go to "college" She did't infact go to college. She saved up money from jobs, and bought a small apartment in Queens. She landed an online
job and efficiently destroyed all ties to humanity. She got into gaming, thus catching her up in Sword Art Online. Since its begun her morality
has decreased and early on she was an Orange player. As of now she is a Red player, a Solo Pk'er taking hits for money.

RP Example: Ayy BB u kno u luv me

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Personality: Twisted, Sadistic. Before the shock of the game, she was more docile. Has mixed emotions on the value of "life"
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Theme Song:
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Character Real Name: Daniel Green
Character Game Name: Lazarus
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 18
Character Level: 23
Special Skill: Dual Blade
Brief Bio: Daniel was basically your average juvenile delinquent. Getting into countless fights at school, smoking and drinking, and honestly not caring what anyone had to say or do. He knew he did it all to be "cool" but would never had admitted to this. Why should he have to prove anything to anyone?
Hearing about this new game and how amazing it was going to be, Daniel stole on instantly, signed on, and never looked back.
Not like he could anyway.

Since the starting day of SWO, "Lazarus" has been doing nothing but training, working harder to become a better fighter. Though he focused mainly on fighting lower level beast, he still enjoyed the thrill of leveling up, even after all his hard work. He tried his hardest to stay away from the antics of his real life like stealing and causing trouble, but sometimes he gave in tiny bit.

*NEW* Now, loving a live with Kai, Lazarus has become less of a bad ass, but don't try to come on to her or hurt her, this veteren doesn't like competition.
Character Appearance: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajd5zsrk0lxzs ... e.jpg?dl=0

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Because I'm lazy and can't be bothered to remember, here's my app from the original OP:

Character Real Name (Their first and last name from the real world): Akira Senjuro
Character Game Name (The name that floats over their head in the game): Seneki
Character Gender (same as real life): Male
Character Age (same as real life): 19
Character Level (must be under 60): 31
Special Skill (refer to game mechanics spoiler): First Aid
Brief Bio (History before the game and brief explanation of what they've been doing since Akihiko's announcement.): Akira had been studying at the Kyoto School of Medicine when he had heard that a new MMO had come out. Sword Art Online was a whole new world for him to explore, one where he could escape from the difficulties of the real world. Once he realized he was trapped in Sword Art, Akira began to panic, abandoning his normally calm nature. For the longest time he refused to talk with anyone, spending most of his time in the wilderness grinding experience and skills. After witnessing the death of another player, Akira decided to return to town and open up a clinic for wounded players. Shaken by his experiences, Akira now goes about his healing with a new resolve. His healing abilities, while not perfect, get the job done. After all, he never got his doctorate.
Character Appearance (image is required): http://imgur.com/GcCvBMZ

That's right, ladies. Seneki is back and ready to kick ass.

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Name: Ryan Andrews
Username: Akula-Warhawk
Sex: Male
Character Level: 34
Age and Origin: Born May 16th, 2008 in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America, age 15
Picture Appearance:

Character Skill: Healer
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 136 pounds
Body Type: Skinny
Equipment: Running by and slashing at the weak points of the enemy then moving away before they have time to react is how Ryan tends to play sword games. This strategy coined the "Slash and Dash" by his friends, calls for Ryan to utilize light armor so that he has the ability to get past his opponents quickly. Therefor Ryan's armor is just a simple leather chest piece reinforced by a metal plate, with an attached leather groan plate and shoulder plates, plus leather knee and elbow pads. Under this he wares a simple black shirt with pants. He carries with him a leather backpack, similar to that of a US army ALICE pack. His weaponry includes a one handed medium sword and throwing knives.
Character Bio: Ryan was born to a lower middle class family, his dad was Irish and his mother was Slovenian. Ryan's parents divorced when he was 8, his mom ended up leaving him with his dad for four years, she came back into his life when he turned 12. He grew up hearing his parents get into screaming matches every night. While he hated it at the time he came to realize them being apart was better for everyone. He lives switching off between them every week. At age 14, his dad was struck with cancer and died from it. Ryan who was very close to his dad, was greatly saddened by this and became depressed. While his usual bright and funny mood still existed, he kept this going as in act and this did not represent his true emotions. On the inside he was dying and going through hell, suicide was even a common thought. However the thought of saddening his father and friends if he committed suicide, stopped him from it.
His mom is "A arguementive Cuss Bus" as he would describe her, the two are often getting into fights over trivial things, such as the length of his hair. Ryan loves to listen to 60s rock (The Beatles in particular), Russian, German, British marching songs, trance and dubstep. His weird choices in music often make him the center of jokes and sometimes even bullying. The same goes for his hair, which is by current American hair standards, completely out of style and even girlish. Ryan is even fluent in the Russian language, another cause for his bullying. Therefor Ryan plays virtual reality games to escape the bullies, his annoying mom, and depression. In 2020 his mom got a job in Kyoto, Japan and forced him to move there with her. He was greatly angered at this, he would be leaving behind his group of geeky friends in the US and wouldn't get to see them again. However virtual reality games allowed for them to still see each other in the limited few games that have been released in Japan and the US. Having only been inside Japan for three years, his Japanese is not the greatest. Ryan befriended a group of Americans like himself whose parents work for the same company his mom does.
When SAO was released they all ran off to the nearest store, bought it and then quickly dived in. They were all loving the game, however after the announcement, the fun they had no longer lasted. The death game has taken its toll on them. He witnessed two of his best friends die and then watched as the rest of them marched off to a boss dungeon never to return. The death of his friends has impacted him greatly, these were the kids who stood up for him at school and he watched them get stabbed through the heart by mobs then simply disappear, this added to Ryan's depression and the thoughts he suffered from after the death of his dad once again came back. Wishing not to get attached to anyone and watch them die again, he stays away from people. He currently stays in the shadows of the game, avoiding players. However this doesn't help him either, as not talking to people drives him crazy.
RP Example: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=347803

Additional Fun Stuff: Not Required

Ryan is heavily interested in the Russian language, culture, and the second world war. When caught up in the heat of battle in games he often begins to act as if he is a Russian and speaks with an accent. His friends often dub this his "Motherland mode". Ryan tends to use the word comrade when speaking with people, when asked why he simply states "its fun to say".
Personality: Taken from wiki="Extraversion is "the act, state, or habit of being predominantly concerned with obtaining gratification from what is outside the self". Extraverts tend to enjoy human interactions and to be enthusiastic, talkative, assertive, and gregarious. Extraverts are energized and thrive off of being around other people. They take pleasure in activities that involve large social gatherings, such as parties, community activities, public demonstrations, and business or political groups. They also tend to work well in groups. An extraverted person is likely to enjoy time spent with people and find less reward in time spent alone. They tend to be energized when around other people, and they are more prone to boredom when they are by themselves." Ryan is often described as being bright and happy, even with all the hardships he faces in life. He tends to put making people laugh as one of his highest goals in life, and succeeds well at it too.
Moral Alignment: He tends to follow what is morally right. He avoids hurting other players unless he absolutely has to. In addition he puts others before him and often sacrifices himself for his friends in games.
Theme Song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2KkRzS8lE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIY36UbDbQQ =Motherland Mode
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