[X] My Assistant

[Rasu]

STILL WIP

Name: Royce Strife (formerly known as William Sanders)
Age: Twenty-eight
Hometown: Solaceon Town

Appearance:
Royce doesn't stray too far from your typical twenty-eight-years-old. His face doesn't reveal any scars (despite the dangers of his current and past jobs) and he's of average height and weight. He has short, dark brown hair as well as a trimmed goatee and hazel eyes. His abdomen now sports an huge scar on the left side from a recent run in with a furious Drapion. The wound isn't fully healed yet, crippling him to a degree and thus most of his torso is covered in bandages.

On to his normal attire, Royce is almost always seen wearing his grayish-brown duster that reaches down to his knees, which sports a couple holes due to old age. Underneath he wears a simple white and gray shirt with no distinguishable patterns. His jeans are dark blue and in good condition, same with the army boots he often wears. On his belt he has the typical six slots for his Pokeballs and a small holster where he holds his army knife. Royce also keeps a pair of leather, fingerless gloves stashed in one of his duster's pockets but only uses them when necessary.

Personality:
Royce isn't a very talkative person, to say the least. He cares for his own and his own only, most of the times shrugging off strangers to get his job done. Due to this most people regard him as a self-centered bastard while, in reality, he's actually trying not to drag them into danger, taking in account his "profession".

Once his mind is set on something it's very, very hard to convince him to give up on it. He likes to get his work done but, like he says, there's always work to be done. He only takes orders from his boss and, even then, it still takes a while for him to fully accept them, most of the time reluctantly.

In battle he isn't much different. Cold and merciless against his opponent. He will try to apply techniques that he learned in the army, such as creating a distraction and then flank the enemy. When he fights with his original team he doesn't really give any orders at all. His Pokemon are trained to think for themselves in the face of danger, excluding, of course, his two newest Pokemon.

Biography:
Born and raised in Solaceon by a family of ranchers, he had a very average childhood with his two parents and three sisters, back when he was known a William Sanders. He always had the wish to go out and see the world and, as he grew up, so did the desire. The years taking care of Tauros, Miltanks and Ponytas were getting stale and, despite the numerous protests from his mother, he eventually left Solaceon and joined the army in hopes of travelling.

And he sure did. One of those travels, however, would change his life as he knew it. He was sent with a recon squad to patrol the nearby jungle where he was stationed. As they were making their way back a landslide caught them by surprise, separating Will from the rest of the squad, breaking his radio and leaving him to feud for himself in the harsh environment.

The next few weeks were hard. He divided his time between building and maintaining shelter, gathering resources and hunting for food, the only problem being that the food kept getting stolen by a rather pesky Chimchar. Sick with the uninvited guest, Will proceeded to capture the monkey in an empty Pokeball he had found in his bag and, after getting used to eachother's company, the two started working together to survive.

One day, as they were exploring deeper into the jungle, the duo ended up on an abandoned camp... Or so they thought. The three inhabitants were no less than mercenaries in search of an artifact for whoever hired them. Will offered his help in exchange for salvation and, being his stubborn self, gave them no other choice. Surely enough the time he spent in that treacherous environment was useful as he already knew how to traverse the harshest parts of the jungle while remaining relatively safe. After a couple day of searching, the group eventually found a decrepit old temple long claimed by the jungle that housed plenty of artifacts for research.

At the end of the day Will was taken to another campsite, this one bigger and sporting more advanced machinery. He learned that it was, in fact, a research camp studying both the environment and the remains of civilization scattered through the jungle and that the 'mercenaries' he aided were simply part of the security team on-site. He was offered a proper meal and a warm bed for the first time in months and a chance to tell his story. For the next couple of weeks, Will and his companion (which had since evolved into a Monferno and took some time getting used to the sudden influx of humans) helped around the camp, mostly doing heavy lifting or advising the crew how to survive the jungle. In the end he was offered a ride back to Kanto, which he gladly took along with the Monferno.

Back in Kanto he was greeted with a job offer as security personnel and a temporary home, which, after some consideration, he accepted.

The following years were pretty much the same thing as above; searching for an item, Pokemon, or gathering intel for a certain client. His latest mission, however, is insane. Insane to the point of chasing down a beast too strong to contain. A beast that defied the very same humans that created it. Looking into gathering more information Royce sneaked his way into an abandoned hideout where he found files detailing the experiment and that it was an attempt to clone another creature... A creature they called Mew. That abandoned hideout was, however, the home of an extremely strong Drapion who was clearly not too happy about the stranger invading its territory. After wiping Royce's entire team (and, to some extent, Royce himself) it retreated back into the depths, allowing Royce to escape the damn place.

After leaving the hospital the mercenaries split into two groups. He, along with Sheila Fury, another of the mercenaries, were sent to Furoh to search for Mew while his boss and War searched different regions. Seeing how Furoh was a significantly larger region the duo was told to stay there and search it thoroughly as their boss and War took care of the smaller regions. They set up a small base in an apartment in Petropolis, Sheila being the computer expert of the group. After the accident with the Drapion, however, Royce decided it was time for his team to have some rest and picked up two Pokemon at a nearby shelter and left in search of the creature.

That thing can hide. That thing can even teleport, for all he cares. But one thing is for sure: it can't run forever.

Class: Mercenary, just another fancy title for trainer.

Starting Pokemon:
Italic mean Egg Move, Bold means TM move or tutor.

Pistos
Male Aron, Rock Head, adopted from a Petropolis shelter, level 15

Tackle // Harden // Mud-Slap // Headbutt // Metal Claw // Rock Tomb // Head Smash

Probably the most serious Blitzle you'll ever find. Captain likes order and likes to enforce it, no matter the circumstances, sometimes making it difficult to understand who's really in charge. The Blitzle reached the shelter seriously scarred: a missing eye with a massive scar running across the skin. The wound is believed to have been caused by a large bird of prey.

Strangely enough, Captain understands every command Royce gives him, possibly hinting that he belonged to the military at one point in his lifetime. Honor bound by his own ideals and ferocious in battle, the Blitzle decimates whoever stands in his way with a barrage of moves at his disposal, either by deception, crippling or brute force.

Arete
Male Rufflet, Hustle, adopted from a Petropolis shelter, level 14

Peck // Leer // Fury Attack // Wing Attack // Hone Claws // Bulk Up

Even a rat might turn vicious when it finds itself cornered.

Headstrong and young, Kalama was found in the same shelter as Captain but with much less battling experience under her belt.

Kalama's ability is both her greatest strength and weakness. Activation usually results in complete and utter exhaustion of the Cyndaquil, possibly taking down her opponent with her. She completely loses control in this state and ignores any and all orders directed at her. The cause of this reaction is still unknown.

Items:

• Poketch
• Army knife
• Various berries and healing items
• Food for both him and his Pokemon
• Extra Pokeballs
• Wallet
• The eight badges from Kanto

What is the biscuit's name? The answer is... Waldorf... Or Scheherazade... I'm kinda lost here.
Other Notes: Not much for the time being. Yeah, he's chasing down Mew to chase down Mewtwo (Pokeception?) but they won't come into play in the RP since I have another sub-plot for him.
Also, just for future reference, his old team consists of: Infernape, Kadabra, Sableye and Shelgon.

This post has been edited by Rasu: Jun 4 2015, 03:39 PM

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