"First rule of survival: Crush all that stands in your way."Enshi Takeshi
===IDENTITY=== Full Name: Enshi Takeshi
Nickname(s): Codename: Revanant
Alias(es): Specter, Wisp, Ghost
Age: 30
Classification: Meta-Human
Affiliation: Villain
===PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION===
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 174 lbs.
Other Traits: Large Tiger tattoo on his left pectoral, a long dragon tattoo starting on his upper back, winding around his shoulder and arm, with the head reaching the top of his hand, the mouth open with fangs bared.
===POWERS===
Powers: - Enshi has the ability to alter his body, causing it to become temporarily incorporeal, allowing him to pass through solid matter. This ability can only be maintained for as long as 30 seconds, but enables him to activate and deactivate multiple times in rapid succession. While altered, his appearance takes on a sinister guise, making him appear like a sort of evil spirit. He appears entirely transparent, his eyes glow similarly to an oni's, a Japanese demon. He appears to have horns and protruding canines that are each about 4 inches in length. This alone will frighten most people. However, he cannot attack while in this form, as he will simply pass through a target.
- Enshi can also generate shock-waves from his body, via strikes or a radial outburst. This allows him to strike at foes from as far as 2 meters away. These shock-waves increase in strength in closer proximities, being about 5x the strength with contact, to about the strength of a regular punch at about 6 feet. Through this power, he can do damage to further away foes, and do a significantly greater amount of damage with melee strikes. The radial blast stretches out to about 10 feet, and is useful in blowing back enemies or stopping projectiles.
- Finally, Enshi has the ability to significantly increase his speed for a short burst by building up his second ability in his legs. This allows him to propel himself forward in a straight line at incredibly high speeds, reaching up to 150mph with a single charge. This works well for dodging, or striking a foe with great force. This ability requires concentration, and rest afterward. Upon using this ability, he cannot create a shock-wave for up to 5 minutes. Making it a one or two use skill in a fight, in most cases.
Skills: - Gifted Unarmed Fighter
- Quickly Adapts to Combat Styles
- Versatile Fighter
- Silver Tongued
- Marksman with Firearms
- Parkour Expert
Weaknesses: Cool down from his last power can leave him next to weaponless against foes. Can wear out quickly if abilities are used too frequently. Other than firearms, is a primarily close quarters fighter, and thus is at a disadvantage against ranged combatants.
Equipment: - Holster in left of jacket for a 40 caliber handgun. Gun is usually unloaded, but he always keeps a supply of 20 rounds with him in two spare magazines.
- Combat knife on his right thigh.
===PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE===
Personality: Enshi is a survivalist, and will do whatever it takes to keep himself alive, and to further himself in the world around him. While not necessarily "evil" he does tend to lean towards it, as he often does whatever he pleases. This, of course, involves committing crimes, a few of which, proved fatal. Most of these, however, didn't occur in the United States, but back in his home country. He wouldn't purposely put others in harms way unless he would in some way benefit from it, but it certainly doesn't stop him from taking what he wants. He has a strong sense of brotherhood and loyalty, one of the few virtues he still holds onto. He would never betray someone he was close to, and if someone betrayed him, it would be the last mistake they make.
Strengths: - Clever
- Cunning
- Manipulative
- Intimidating
- Loyal
- Dutiful
- Family Man
Interests/Habits: Women, Alcohol, Guns, Fighting, Superstition. Always removes his hat when indoors or around women, clicks his tongue when he is bored, puts one or both hands in his pockets often, adores his fedora and sunglasses, reacts aggressively towards insults toward his family or friends.
===PERSONAL BACKGROUND===
Family Members: Wei Takeshi (Father/Deceased), Kimi Takeshi (Mother/Deceased)
Place of Origin: Hong Kong, China
Current City: Steel City
History: Enshi was born in Hong Kong, one of the most populated cities in the world. His parents were neither wealthy, nor were they bottom barrel poor. They always had what they needed, never more, never less. Enshi spent his youngest years of his childhood, desiring to have more than the bare minimum. He grew tired of only having enough food to scrape by on, of not having any of the fascinating objects his peers had, of being called poor by his classmates. When he reached his teen years, his parents were killed in a gang related occurrence. His father, whom was a local business owner, had taken too many loans from the wrong people, and was made an example of. Their shop was burned to the ground. Wei and Kimi were both then killed.
Enshi did not mourn for his parents long. He was at the age of 16, and by this point, most of his peers had already chosen their direction in life, and it was time he chose his. He immediately sought to join a rival triad, and was accepted almost immediately when he beat down a few of the thugs at a local noodle shop. While this angered some of the superiors, a particular man took interest in him. A man named Shen Wu. Enshi quickly learned to use the tools of the trade, whether they be baseball bats, crowbars, knives, guns, or even broken table legs, he learned to adapt quickly and use improvised weaponry and tactics. While only a foot soldier, he gained a reputation rather quickly as the kind of man who gets things done, regardless of the costs. He always kept an eye out for the people responsible for his parents death, and during his time in the triad, he discovered the identity of the people who were responsible.
The man who performed the act himself, was not known by a given name, but by an alias. Something he could respect. As such, in order to get himself further involved and closer, as well as to hide his identity, he took on an alias as well, referring to himself as "Revenant." His powers had developed during his early teen years, and by the age of 18 he had mastered them. At this point, his abilities became known, and his true name forgotten, taking place of it, were the aliases that people gave him based on his abilities and tendency to disappear from crime scenes. His abilities as a criminal also escalated quickly, from simply roughing up to heists and eventually to cold blooded murder of rival triad members. He enjoyed all of it, aside from the killing. But, he was easily able to put cause to it, and as such, it troubled him no more.
Finally, by the age of 24, he discovered the true identity of his parents killer, and infiltrated his compound. After eliminating the majority of his guards, he finally confronted his parent's killer in a large office of the compound. He beat him within an inch of his life, stopping only when a police officer entered the room and told him to freeze. He dropped the man, and rose his hands, turning to the cop, then told him not to interrupt. As the police officer neared him, he lunged, disarming the cop, and knocking him unconscious Then returning his attention to the beaten man before him, he put a bullet in his head. Having considered his task complete, he returned to the traid's headquarters, only to realize that they no longer wanted him. Counting them all traitors, he set the building ablaze, and fled. Not long after, he arrived in the United States, beginning to stay in Steel City. He was rather happy with the atmosphere, and took the the local language quickly. Although, his accent is still apparent.
After having lived in the states for about 6 years, he has set up a decent gig in the city, now operating a small time gang of his own. For now, the gang has only stuck to small time things, minor drugs, small thefts, and a couple of illegal street races. Other than this, he they have so far remained pretty much under the radar. However, he desires more, as he always has, and as such will soon begin plans for expansion, some of which involve eliminating competition, as well as broadening their criminal horizons.
Sample RP Enshi stood by himself on a street corner, an alley only about 10 feet from him. He wore his typical street clothes, his arms crossed with a cigarette in his mouth with his signature shades and fedora on. He was expecting a drop from one of his men to come any second now. He had heard several times that this area was under the protection of people that they called "super heroes." He didn't know whether or not to believe it, although, crime did seem relatively light in the nearby areas. No matter, so far, he hadn't had any interactions with them. A few moments later, a man ducked out of the alley, and called to him. With a slight nod, Enshi spat the cigarette to the ground and followed into the alley. When they met in the alley, the man told him that he had been intercepted by some costumed person who had taken it. Of course, this just made him laugh. It had to of been an excuse. It was preposterous! Enshi took the man by the collar, slamming him into the wall.
"Are you lying to me? Not wise." He said to him angrily.
The man cowered and swore that it was the truth, whimpering as he was released. He crawled into the shadows and swore again that he was telling the truth. With an irritated sigh, he admitted the possibility. Maybe there really were people like that around here.
"But then, how exactly did you escape without being imprisoned?" Enshi asked the man. The man gasped and began mumbling. Sounded like an excuse. He rose to his feet and began to run. Enshi gave chase, catching him before he could get out of the allley, slamming him to the wall again.
"You gave it to them didn't you?! Filthy coward." Enshi muttered angrily as he slammed his fist into the man's gut. He began beating him, repeatedly hammering him with blow after blow, fists, elbows, knees, kicks, and even head-butts. The man lay on the ground bleeding as Enshi lit another smoke.
"You're pathetic. Consider yourself lucky that I allow you to live." He said angrily as he walked away. As he took a drag off the cigarette, he sighed.
"Oh well, could be worse. At least I got a bit of stress relief." 
Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:45 pm by 
Subject: Enshi Takeshi 
