Name: jericho
Age: twenty-nine
Gender: male
Background:
What Jericho lacks in vocalization, he makes up for in his staggering intelligence and observational skills. Born to two incredibly intelligent parents, it's no surprise that their youngest son's IQ is off the charts. As opposed to roughhousing or playing with other children, he prefers simply to watch and listen. His favorite pastime is, in fact, observing, soaking up the world around him and learning anything and everything there is to learn. He has a particular love for sound, and loves comparing the voices of pokemon - their pitches, dialects - and those of the natural world. A complete sponge, he has the ability to mimic things relatively easily - unless they require too much physical stimuli.
Jericho sometimes comes off as so unnervingly serene that others may wonder if he even knows how to lose his temper. Being born by two akin pokemon, both with silent, brooding natures and with a means of communication beyond spoken words, Jericho grew up learning to be just as quiet. This silence has contributed to a calm and peaceful heart, and even if his spirit is roiling with anger or grief Jericho almost never breaks his indifferent expression. Even as a small child, he did not partake in the silly antics of others his age. It seems this trait has carried with him, though nowadays many translate it into meaning he is nonsocial.
His parents made sure to instill respect and polite-fulness into their son, and he's always been prompted to watch his tone, his words, and his actions. This is second-nature to him now, and Jericho is ever-polite and ever-mindful of the feelings of those around him, as caused by his words or actions. "Miss", "Sir", "Yes", "Please", and "Thank you" are all top parts of his vocabulary, and he exercises them regularly- in reference to anyone, regardless of age, though there are slight variances in this regard. Jericho is keen on being absolutely and positively 100% respectful to any pokemon beyond apprentice age, though he's learned and allowed himself to be lax with children as well. This water-type does not talk back (he's absolutely appalled by those who do), and does not speak to another, older can unless spoken to (beyond a polite and enthusiastic greeting)
This isn't quite the right word for it, but short of saying "independent to a fault", it's the best we're gonna get. More specifically, Jericho lacks of any sort of dependency on others; he has no sense of emotional attachments. Maidens are plentiful and generic; company is diverse and readily available. He doesn't miss those that he is separated from at all, even if they often spent time together in the past and he hasn't seen them in a long time. The idea of dependency and sentimentality is laughable to him. To a degree, Jericho depends on this lack of dependency; if he only needs himself in his life, then, well, he's never going to fall, is he? There's only one thing he will always, always have, and that's himself. Because of this, he is extremely adaptable.
Strengths:
- extremely high intelligence and observant
- quick and nimble
- powerful water manipulation
- can detect slightest changes in movement and use it to his advantage- predicting their next move
Weaknesses:
- lacks physical strength
- unforgiving; holds grudges easily
- has morals and values; a very strict rule-stickler
- lacks any sort of emotion
Likes:
- quiet meditation by himself
- bathing under waterfalls
- independence
- listening to different sounds, pitches, and tones
Dislikes:
- having to be responsible over someone else
- pokemon with no sense of morals or values
- those with no shred of common sense
Sexuality: asexual - demiromantic (will only develop a romantic relationship with someone he's close with, but nothing sexual)
Crush: open
Partner: open
Unique Ability: Clone - quite similar to double team, jericho is able to create a duplicate of himself, but instead of it just being an illusion, it can also do damage too. the more he creates at a time, the more his strength is used up. usually only spawns one or two.
Affiliation: mercenary
Other: he's a shiny
