Saffron the Hedgehog

[Saffron]

Name: Saffron
Age: 17
Sex: M
Species: Hedgehog
Alignment: Neutral (loosely based Byronc Hero)
Appearance:



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Personality: He has a typically calm personality, not exactly happy but not to the point where he would get the "emo" label. Usually serious and well thinking but has a tendency to be a hothead in some situations. If a character tends to get to know him he can have a brighter personality that he keeps shelled in that has a slightly comical side to it. And lastly fighting can bring out more of his character as it tends to bring out at least some dark/mild cockiness.

Family: N/A

Transport:N/A

Weapons: N/A


Biography: One end result of a series of tests run by a secretive cult Naturally born, Saffron was one of the final outcomes to be deemed an outliar, or unfit not because of him not gaining benefits, but because of the physical changes to his looks that the tests had caused. The program was set up to naturally develop stronger, faster beings. The end result of which was disastrous (as only 3 came out being deemed "perfect.") The tests happened 6 years ago and they affected Saffron in both positive and negative ways, positively he is stronger and faster than he would have ever been naturally (a good balance of power and speed leaning a bit to the power side) and they gained him some raw energy powers.. negatively it changed the color of his natural skin tone and all of the tribal markings on his head and quills remain permanent as well as a change in his eye color. The tests left him with impaired vision during the day, leaving him as mostly a nocturnal dweller. and his looks scared many of the normal citizens (since admittedly he does look like a bad guy), this led to him shelling out most of the outside world and disliking most individuals. He spends most of his free time training his energy powers in case they are ever needed.


Moves/Combat Style: He's primarily a brawler and loves to be in the face of whoever he does get into a fight with. Depending on who he's fighting he may react different ways. If it's against someone he doesn't know or just for fun he usually has a more patient style of fighting and refrains from using his energy based attacks, preferring to be close for a god spar. However if the person is someone he hates/dislikes or someone he deems to be a sizable threat he can flare a temper and go in with a hot headed brawling ego, here he wont hold back energy wrapped punches and kicks or his finger bang attack for a ranged offensive.

Energy Melee- Not affecting the speed or range of his attacks, if he feels like extra power needs to be packed into attacks he transfers energy to his limbs, wrapping his hands and feet in a bright purple aura to deliver stronger impacts. The downside is that holding up a fight with this perk for too long severely drains his stamina so it is better used in shorter bursts.

Finger Bang- I guess it's like something ripped right out of Yu-Yu-Hakusho. It is simply a larger amount of concentrated energy sent into one or both of his hands pointer fingers, which he has pointed like guns. The blast can vary depending on how much energy he allocates varying from some weaker minor shots to one gigantic blast that would drain all his stamina and energy in one go. The downside is that excessive use is also harmful to him, noting that burning up all of his energy.. especially in larger blasts, completely exhausts him which makes him horribly prone to weakness or fainting after excessive use.

Skills:
Not much experience for the skills category. ^^;
N/A bad unskilled character.

Strengths:
Awareness- Great night vision and hearing help him pinpoint things/people and makes it more difficult to sneak up on him. During the day the advantage is not so great due to the weakened eyesight.

General Physical Attributes- He is very bendable with faster than average reflexes for movement and has an impressive high jump that isn't good enough to match flying or gliding but can still cover good air and ground with slower than running speed.

Balance- A basic 55/45 split between speed and power makes Saffron a solid foe for most as he can outrun essentially half of the population, and out muscle a little more than the other half. He wont dominate in the strength or speed category, but the overall balance paired with the ability to high jump make him a danger to others whether they are fast (because he will usually overpower), strong (usually faster), or flying (because he can still nab them, so the air isn't guaranteed safe)


Weaknesses:
Night Walker- Being primarily nocturnal, he is not as effective during day fights or fights in highly illuminated areas. These areas/times are when he is the most vulnerable.

Balance- As big a strength as balance is, it can also come back to haunt him, as mistakes can lead to opponents speed getting the better of him or end up in him getting overpowered by stronger foes.

Maybe Rechargeable.. but not Energizer- Like the fancy name. x3
Relying on energy to amp up his attacks and fuel the finger bang, let alone deletable energy that hinders his ability to preform is highly inefficient. As described above, excessive use of his energy based attacks will exhaust him severely. The energy/stamina can still "recharge" if ever emptied but the process takes longer the more he used initially. This meaning.. if he ever depletes all of his energy in a fight, it would take almost twice as long to get back to 100% compared to him using half in one fight. These periods of energy regain are also openings to attack him while he's not at full strength over long periods.

[Yolanda Riona]

Approved by Nokame and Jodie.