Application for El Nysa

[kaleorbekaled]

OOC

Handle: Lex
Contact: plurk - FightingSpirit or pm this journal
Over 18? Yes.
Characters Played: n/a, but I'm also apping in Tarrlok this round

THE CHARACTER

Character Name: Kale
Series: Dragonball Super
Canon Point: End of episode 104
Character Age: Kale’s age has not been explicitly stated in canon, but she appears to be about late teens to early twenties in age. Her maturity level is about mid to late teens.

Background: here

Personality:

Kale hails from a proud warrior race, but one would never know from her body language or the way that she speaks. She’s soft-spoken, occasionally stutters, and never really looks sure of herself. She fidgets, and she often has her arms up in a defensive pose, guarding herself from possible harm and keeping others from getting in her personal space. By human standards, she’d come across as timid and insecure. By saiyan standards, she’s extremely meek and is looked down on for this. The saiyans of Universe 6 (as opposed to Universe 7 where Goku, Vegeta, etc. come from) are somewhat kinder, in that they do not conquer and sell planets, and instead use their strength to fight evil, but their culture is still one where strength is prized, and showing weakness is shameful. Kale stands out because she doesn’t even really try to hide her weakness. She just apologizes for it. Over and over again. Where others might get up in someone’s face, she’s a polite peacekeeper, trying not to offend anyone.

Kale is sorely lacking in confidence. She’s internalized all the criticism she’s gotten for being the way she is, to the point of self-hate. She considers herself pathetic and worries that she’s a bother who’s just in the way (especially when it comes to her mentor that she loves like a big sister, Caulifla). She’s accustomed to disapproving looks and people being mildly annoyed with her. Until it’s proven that she can do something because she’s been pushed to do so, she assumes she’ll never be capable of it. Kale apologizes for the smallest things almost constantly. She has such a lack of faith in herself that despite being selected as one of the fighters in a tournament that will determine the survival of her universe, she’s convinced that she’s not very useful or capable. She hates that she can’t be stronger or more confident. As a result, she’s internalized a lot of rage, and it is explosive when it emerges.

When it comes to the people who are important to her, Kale is a loyal follower. She will go along with what they want, letting herself be pushed out of her comfort zone to please them. While she might give up without really trying on her own, she will put forth a sincere effort for people she admires, and try quite hard. Occasionally she’s pleasantly surprised to discover that yes, she can do that thing she thought she couldn’t do, after all. Her sense of loyalty and eagerness to please is what drives her to participate in the tournament more than anything else. She is a team player, and when her teammate Hit seems to be in trouble at one point, she's the first one to think of going to help him despite her timid nature and exhaustion at the time.

Kale is also rather possessive and clingy when it comes to the people who most matter to her, shown most prominently with her mentor/big sister figure, Caulifla. Caulifla has trained her, tried to help her gain confidence, and reassures her on more than one occasion by saying “I believe in you”. As such, Kale perceives anyone who might take that positive attention away from her as a threat, and that jealousy combined with her anger at herself is enough to trigger her powerful berserker transformation. In that state, Kale is uninhibited and highly aggressive. She’s being overwhelmed enough by her own power that it’s difficult for her to be very articulate, so she comes across as a dumb brute. Despite the lack of inhibitions, she’s still not so out of control violent that she’ll hurt just anyone. She has a specific target in mind, and avoids hurting the people who she cares about. People might get caught up in the crossfire unintentionally when ki (energy) attacks start getting thrown around, but she is not someone who actively seeks to go around hurting people randomly, even in that anger induced hyper-aggressive state. She isn't a cruel person. The closest she comes is the occasional moment of schadenfreude when someone she finds annoying is being yelled at or proven wrong.

Kale responds very well to positive reinforcement. Nothing makes her happier than having someone she looks up to praise her abilities. When Cabba, the teammate who triggered her initial berserker transformation, remarks that “we accidentally found an amazing team member” instead of being angry at her for attacking him, she has a peaceful smile on her face, and she’s not shown having any further problems with him after that incident. Succeeding at something where she thought she’d fail also brings her joy. She is genuinely surprised when she manages something impressive, even when others have told her they knew she could do it.

Powers/Abilities:

-Saiyan physiology. Superhuman strength, speed, durability, temperature resistance, endurance, healing, pain tolerance, eyesight, sense of smell, and immune system. Freakishly large appetite. All saiyans possess something called zenkai, which allows them to grow in power every time they recover from serious injuries in battle. The extent of their abilities depends on training and experience, but even small saiyan children are capable of taking a bullet from a normal gun, and lifting cars.

-Flight. Tapping into her energy, Kale is able to fly.

-Ki blast. Energy attacks. She has different varities, and can only use the strongest ones while transformed.

-Super saiyan transformation. Multiples her base power by fifty times. She becomes a little bigger with visible muscle definition in this state, and her hair becomes light green and spiky.

-Super saiyan berserker transformation. Kale’s strongest form. She basically hulks out, her hair turns lime green, and her power is greatly amplified (far more than the super saiyan transformation) for the short time she can sustain it. She can shrug off attacks that would normally cause her serious harm like they’re nothing, and her energy based attacks are much stronger in this state.

Power Nerfs (if applicable):
Kale’s energy based attacks in her Berserker form (and the Super Saiyan transformation) will be cut down to the point that they could destroy a building, but not an entire city or world. Otherwise, her most powerful form nerfs itself fairly well on its own. She cannot sustain her most powerful form for more than a few minutes and it tires her out enough that she needs to rest afterward. For the first few minutes, she’s so tired that she’s practically falling asleep after using it. She can regain her strength and walk after that, but it’s not something she’d use at the slightest provocation.

Inventory: Kale will arrive with just her clothing and jewelry. The only special properties her clothing has is that it’s highly durable and stretchy - it doesn’t rip when she transforms, despite her body becoming larger and far more muscled.

Incentives: The safety of her teammates, especially her friend and mentor Caulifla, would be a major incentive. So would gaining endurance with and improving her control over her berserker transformation so that she could use it reliably without losing consciousness.

SAMPLES

one & two

bonus: top level