Name:
Jericho Laffite
Allies: Viper
Rating: SS from last confrontation
Age:
22
Gender:
Male (he,him,his)
Height:
5'6
D.O.B:
October 27th
District #:
District 2
Race:
Ghoul
Personality:
[Quiet]
He hardly talks mainly because he observes around himself. He treads carefully with what he says knowing it could mean the difference between life and death. So sometimes he thinks it's best to keep his mouth shut and not get into trouble. Though this also makes him harder to come out around new people and will be withdrawn. Once he gets to know someone and trust them then he slowly opens up.
[Cold]
Having to carry out certain orders he steels himself off from others. He will be unsympathetic towards others pleas or their feelings in general. He doesn't let himself show anything he might consider a weakness. Jericho has a hard time showing his emotions. If he's upset he will hide it and even try to hide that something might have amused him. Though bottling up his emotions has caused him to become unstable.
[Loyal]
Once Jericho actually trusts you then he will stick by your side. He doesn't have many whom watch his back but he gladly takes care of those whom would do the same for him. This has a downside for when given orders from someone above him in the district, he knows he has to carry out this order. Not doing so would be bad on his part from past experiences.
[Quick-Thinking]
When you are in a fight you can't hesitate. Jericho thinks as fast as he can on how to solve a problem and then tries to put that plan in motion as fast as possible. He can move fast but you have to react fast too. Though this can sometimes lead to him making bad choices if he doesn't think something through carefully.
[Discreet]
Jericho is good at keeping a secret. Its not safe to have information floating around and is good at hiding things. He also holds onto his won information about himself. Only telling those whom he deem worthy of holding onto the knowledge. He feels that if you trust him enough to tell him everything then you might be alright.
[Adaptable]
Whatever it takes to survive. Jericho's learned to constantly change something to help his current situation. Jericho's learned how to shape his mind and body to all types of situations to try and help himself through it. He's going to hold out as long as he can but as soon as he realizes that something isn't working then he's going to change tactics.
[Unstable]
Jericho is at times able to turn volatile. His inability to communicate his feelings can cause a build up of emotions within himself. With his past he is nothing but a tool and has a hard time seeing himself anything but that. When he acts coldly he is in control of himself but when that control slips he becomes even self-destructing on himself believing that he is no longer good inside.
Biography:
Jericho was a love child. His father had been drifting through France when he met his mother. Their fling was short and he soon went back to drifting. Leaving Jericho's mother alone to raise their son. His mother did her best to take care of him when he was a boy. He remembers her to be very loving and compassionate despite what they were. They received help from the community to get food and his mother did everything possible to try and make their lives easy. Though it wasn't long until ghouls started to be killed to cleanse the areas. To protect her son from being discovered she scrounged up enough money to send him to where his father was in Japan. She promised that she would come and get him soon once everything was safe. As a parting gift she gave him her silver bracelet.
In a foreign country, Jericho was often scared. His father turned out to be the complete opposite of his mother. He was cold and would often times hurt Jericho. He would tell the boy that it was to make him stronger. That if he didn't toughen up he wouldn't survive. There were cannibals about in some of the distracts and doves. It was hard for him but he soon adapted to the lifestyle. Though he had a hard time adjusting to the fact that he was by himself now. When he was with his mother she kept him company. His father was always gone and Jericho would just sit around the small apartment. One day he grew brave and ventured out. Jericho soon did this everyday after his father left. He would wander around and take in all the sights. He would watch the humans interact with one another and them eat their food.
Sometimes he would come home late and it would displease his father. He would tell Jericho that if he wound up dead it wouldn't have been his fault. Whenever that happened Jericho would leave the house before it became too violent. He would head to the park and read there finding it to be peaceful. He managed to save up some money by stealing small amounts from his fathers wallet and bought himself a translation book to try and learn. Jericho never expected to interact with someone. Yet he had met another boy at the park and became friends with him. Even though he was human he was nice and even helped Jericho with learning how to speak Japanese. Though he had to lie to the boy often. Such as where he went to school, and about his family. It was like coming up with a new story for him to live by. He was liked the boy though and he didn't feel lonely anymore.
It didn't stay happy long at all. His father soon figured out where he was spending all his time and took the little boy. Jericho was told that this was only meat and not a pet. He was ordered to kill the boy but Jericho refused. He fought against his father and managed to grab the boy and run away. Though the boy trembled under Jericho's grip and fought against him. It wasn't until Jericho realized that his friend was scared of him because he was a ghoul. He called him a monster and cried. Jericho realized that his dad was right. That was when he made his first kill and hardened his heart. He ate his only friend. Jericho grown to hate himself more and more after that.
The disappearance of the small boy caused an uproar in the community. They knew the boy associated with him and asked Jericho questions but he played the role of a naive innocent. Jericho avoided it the best he could after that but one day he noticed that he was being followed. He managed to shake the two males tailing him but had gone a completely different direction from where he lived. So it took him a while to get back home. When he made it home he found that his father's corpse and the same men standing around talking outside. Police were everywhere and there was no way he could return. Unsure what to do he knew that the districts leader might be able to help him. He wasn't old enough to hunt for himself or even knew how to really fight. After asking around he managed to find the leader and told him his situation.
Jericho was allowed to stay with the group as long he followed orders. His first night was the worst. They hazed him as an initiation into the 'family'. He had to do what they said or risked being punished. Jericho learned how to fight, kill, and how to not trust anyone. If there was a slight chase you showed any weakness someone used it against him. He's been with the group ever since he was a kid and now he's set his name among the group. Jericho earned the nickname Viper for his fast fighting and often deadly outcomes. To commemorate the title he got an ink tattoo of a viper around his arm. He grew to like the concept and embraced the title. Jericho became the deadly snake that was cold to everything.
Stance on war:
Neutral since he feels that getting involved would be dangerous for him (views could be persuaded otherwise)
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Kagune:
Bikaku
Jericho's Kagune is a long lithe tail, thats able to lengthen and morph the shape to be razor thin. He relies mainly on his speed and dexterity in fights. Get in as many hits as possible to end it as fast as possible. He has a high endurance because of this but can't dish out heavy hits. He uses his tail as a whip lashing it at his foes to slice them up, even wrapping them with it to create gashes. Can use it to constrict but requires being close quarters. He can even use it to pierce through his foe like a blade. His main goal is to try and outlast the fight and not die. Doesn't do well from long range attacks.
Mask:
Commissioned the mask because of his nickname being the 'Viper'. He added in the goggles after a fight he had and his opponent threw sand into his face to try and keep him from seeing. His mouth his exposed so that he can take a bite his opponent or eat with it still on.
Extras:
-Can speak French, a little English, and Japanese.
-Enjoys the little things and likes to relax with a book.
-Has a photographic memory.
-Doesn't care who's in charge at his district.
-He doesn't show a lot of people his tattoo.
-Still likes to watch humans sometimes.
-Works at a ghoul operated boutique.
Likes:
Reading//Taking walks//Tongues//Snakes//Cold Coffee//Liver//Fashion
Dislikes:
Being hot//Unable to move//Food//Rain//Being Disturbed while resting//Damaging his clothes.
Relationships:
Mother: unknown.
Father: deceased.
Satoshi Himora (best friend): deceased
Trivia:
~He likes to pick up lizards and other reptiles and hold them. Can he just hold all reptiles.
~Bisexual, he doesn't really care whats in your pants.
~Don't make short jokes that's rude.
~His hair is strawberry blonde. He gets his traits mainly from his mother.
~He doesn't really remember to many songs on the piano and is bad rusty.
~Curses in french when he's upset about something.
~Actually likes working with clothing and putting outfits together. He won't ever admit that.
~Secretly hopes he gets in contact with his mother again.
~Wants to have a pet snake but never committed to it.
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