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applications.
Applications are currently: OPEN.
As of April 2021, Redshift is a sandbox game! We still have apps for some degree of quality control, but the form has been simplified to streamline the process for new players. Here's how it works:
▶ New Players joining us after April 2021 will need to submit an application for their first character coming into the game by using the appropriate form below. This is so we know who you are, and so we can make sure your character will be a good fit for our players!
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
▶ Returning/Current Players who have been with us since before April 2021 or are coming back to us only need to claim their character using the form below to bring in new characters. New players may do the same after two months.
Application Guide.
▶ Submission Format: All applications must be posted to this entry, and must fit within one comment with a subject line in the format of "CHARACTER NAME | CANON | RESERVED/NOT RESERVED." While applications should not be linked in the entry, players may link to an alternate source such as a wiki for the character's history and powers; for original characters, the world history may also be linked from an alternate source such as an entry on the character journal.
▶ Accepted Character Types: Fandom Characters, Original Characters; CRAU is welcome and encouraged. Please see the Rules & Game Standards page for more in-depth explanations of appable, non-appable, and case-by-case characters.
▶ Application Verdicts: Applications will receive a verdict of ACCEPTED, REVISIONS, or DECLINED. Revisions must be submitted within 48 hours of the revision request being sent out. If this is impossible due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the mod team. Declined applications can be reworked and resubmitted during the next application cycle. If an application is declined 3 times, it cannot be resubmitted.
▶ App Challenges & Reserves: Redshift will not have application challenges, but if you would like to apply for a character that is on reserve, please submit the application with "not reserved" noted in the subject line, and your application will be considered if the reserved application is declined or not turned in by the end of the application cycle. Applications will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.
▶ Character Limits: Players may have a maximum of 3 characters in the game; the option to increase the number of character spaces may become available at a later date. A player may submit up to two applications at a time.
▶ Samples: Linked samples should be from a publicly accessible source, and no more than 1 year old. Screencaps or transcripts from locked sources are not acceptable as samples, unless the character is being apped as a CRAU from a locked game, and in these cases permission from the other participant(s) in the thread must be obtained and submitted as screencaps along with the sample. All samples should represent the character as they are being applied for; for example, samples cannot come from an AU setting or break the fourth wall (Dear Player, etc.) As long as they meet this criteria, samples from other games, museboxes, memes, other websites (Tumblr, Insanejournal, etc.) or any other source are acceptable. For CRAU samples a link from the character's original game would be preferable, in the form of a link to their tag on the relevant communities, or specific thread links.
Submit an Application.
To submit an application or claim a character, please fill out the information in the appropriate text box below, and paste it in a single comment in response to this entry. Applications should not be linked, though portions of them may be if a bulky history or world section would put them over the character limit for one comment.
Takeshi Yamamoto | Katekyou Hitman Reborn! | Reserved
Name: Cian
Contact: Contact post or pm this journal or Yamamoto's
Current Characters: N/A
Name: Takeshi Yamamoto.
Canon: Katekyou Hitman Reborn.
Canon Point: End of the Choice Arc. Yamamoto is en route home after losing the battle due to Daisy's abilities
CRAU Timeline/Game(s): N/A.
World Description: Meanwhile in Japan
Character History: Let me tell you a story.
CRAU History: N/A
Personality: Cheerful with a bright smile and laid back demeanor. This nature makes him perfect to be Tsuna's Rain Guardian. Calm no matter the situation, he keeps his cool when others would panic. He possesses an undying hope and belief in himself and his friends. There is nothing more important than his friends and family. Even baseball his first love. When the chips come down and he has to choose, they win. He knows that as long as they work together they can do anything. He is the middle man, always trying to calm down any fights between his friends and others. Yamamoto will tell his friends when they are wrong, he has shown that he is not afraid to speak his mind and let a friend know when they are out of line or forgetting what is important. He does not like to speak that way to his friends and is sure to apologize after for how he said what he said but stands by his words as they were meant to help.
Every defeat Yamamoto faces lead to him becoming stronger, he learns and grows, applying this to future situations. That easy-going nature can be taken as naive and some times it is, it leads many to underestimate him as being an idiot. Take a close look and you will see he is not as dense as he seems. Behind that cheerful smile and laid back manner is a strong determination in the young man, revealing that he knows more than people may think. His observation skills are keen, his natural ease with people making it easy to blend and learn. This determination is applied in every part of his life from sports such as baseball to what he believes at first to be a friendly game of Mafia with his pals. He learns as things happen that the game is more real than he could have imagined. This realization does not shake him, learning that his father is killed because of the war in the future does not shake him. He keeps his head and does his best to be a good son, friend, protector. Fighting for everyone he cares about is an instinct for Yamamoto. This is not to say that he has never been shaken. After the Choice battle when he failed to defeat Daisy and they lost he became very hard on himself. His guilt at having failed his friends made him determined to never be so easy going again. It made him try to harden himself and go against his nature. In the end, only this struggle against his nature, strengthened him when he found his way again. He realizes must remain always the Requiem Rain who comes to wash everything clean, soothing the conflicts of his friends, washing the battlefield free of the enemy, make sure the bonds of the Guardians never run dry.
Strengths would be his ability to always see the bright side. Remaining calm when others can't. Staying loyal to those he cares for. Always looking for the good in people and usually being able to find it as long as it is in there. His way of keeping his smile even when the real world turns into darkness that chills his soul. Weaknesses would be that his optimism can be annoying to other people. A constant stream of hope and fighting spirit can be taxing on another person. His trusting nature could prove problematic as he could lead him to give slack to people who don't deserve it.
CRAU Development: N/A
Powers/Abilities: Washes the battlefield clean...
Be careful if you place anything such as a grenade or ball-shaped object in his hand which can be thrown, all it will take is a mention of baseball and Yamamoto will enter "Baseball mode". His serious side comes out and without a second thought, he aims and lets the object fly with all his strength behind it. Or takes a swing with the bat that would more than knock your socks off.
"He is either a complete idiot or a natural-born hitman"
It seems a ridiculous claim when Reborn first says Yamamoto is a natural-born hitman, then it shows in more than one scenario. Pressure brings forth his inner strength, a mental capacity to compartmentalize and make a logical move. He can seem to rush in headfirst but this could not be further from the truth, he thinks quick on his feet. From the moment the action starts he is calculating, planning. He has natural flexibility in these plans. Following his intuition which leads him right time and time again due to his natural ability to be a hitman in the future.
Inventory:
Shigure Kintoki: It is a bamboo sword that can only be turned into a blade when used with Yamamoto's style of sword fighting Shigure Souen Ryu. It will be wrapped in it's carrying cloth that allows him to carry it over his shoulder with a strap.
Vongola Rain Ring: It is a ring that allows Yamamoto to channel his dying will flames and open his box, allowing him to access his companions and additional weapons
Rain Attribute Vongola Weapon Box: This box contains his companions Kojiro and Jiro a sparrow and a dog, it gives access to three short swords and his Cambio Forma mentioned in his abilities. As well as the rain flames for seeing through illusions.
His school messenger bag containing a few bandages, antiseptic, his sword practice clothing, one set of casual normal attire. He will be arriving in a suit made specifically for the choice battle.
Anything Else? Yamamoto has an unwavering resolve. Fear is not something he often feels but when he does he will not let it stop him. He always does his best no matter the task before him nor how impossible it may seem. He has a natural athletic ability, sports come easily to him along with most physical activities. Excellent stamina as would be expected of someone his age.
Yo, I'm Takeshi Yamamoto and well I think...I lost my dog... [He sounds sheepish as he gives a short chuckle. If he got the video working he can be seen grinning ear to ear with his hand to the back of his head.]
His name's Jiro's, I'm sorry for the trouble but if anyone sees him please let me know. Oh! He has three short swords with him. Thank you! [That last was far too casual of a statement.]
Prose/Brackets Sample:Breathe he tells himself, breathe, in, out, in, out. His heart for this moment is like a jackhammer in his chest. A bead of sweat trickles from dark hair down his neck, spiraling it's way down his spine. Shivers of excitement course through his limbs, fingers close around the bill of his helmet. He can smell it, the air sizzles with the crowd's anticipation. His fingers close around the familiar form of his bat, he adjusts his helmet to compensate for the sun. As his cleats touch the field, he hears the first sound of applause and suddenly his cheek is wet.
Wait, his cheek is wet, he glances upward, not a cloud in the sky. There is an excited yip, another brush of moisture along his cheek follows. His eyes blink, slowly, piece by piece his bedroom comes into focus. Just a dream, but what an amazing one. He laughs, pushing playfully at Jiro as he stretches, shaking the sleep from his body as he goes.
"Okay, okay, I know you want to go for a run.." He chuckles, sure his dream was interrupted before the best part but he has a new day ahead of him and he will make it a reality someday. He dresses, tying his sneakers as the excited dog dances around his legs. Feet pound down the stairs, already set to run with Jiro at his heels "Good morning old man, I'll be back." He calls the happy greeting over his shoulder as he slips out the front and into the early morning light.
As he rounds the corner from his house he skids suddenly, his left foot going to his tiptoe, his body spins, right foot leaving the ground to land lightly on the ground as his body follows suit, missing a head-on collision with a store owner who has his hands full "Sorry! " His body ends in a full stop, his hands moving out immediately "Let me help.." He takes a break from his run for a moment as Jiro sits on the sidewalk wagging his tail. He is quick to help the owner who thanks him as Yamamoto and Jiro set off again.
When he reaches the bridge he leans against the railing looking out over the water as the sun finishes rising. He can hear the ting of bats hitting baseballs in the distance. He aches to join them but over his shoulder instead hangs his Shigure Kintoki, he has another path that needs him now. For a few moments, the usual jovial Guardian stands, hands gripping the railing. He wants to play baseball but he wants to protect his friends even more. The battle in him is fierce, the ting of each hit making his blood sing. Then his eyes harden, his shoulders straighten.
"Right! I just have to win this battle, it's not over yet." If they can change the future, then Tsuna can change everything for the better and they will all be right there to help them. As his hand settles atop Jiro's head, he smiles up at the sky, his resolve settled, his mind and body ready for what is to come.
Third Person/Intro Post
Meme Thread
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