Name: Leonardo "Leo" Roswell
Age: 37
Bounty: None
Species: Human
Occupation: Marine Captain, Swordsman, Gunner
Allegiance: Marines
Home Village/Ocean: North Blue
Appearance: As a result of his intensive and consistent training, Leonardo turned from a skinny spoiled brat to a well-built powerful man.
He stands at 1.98 meters tall and weights almost 95 kilograms. His face are quite long and small wrinkles started to appear under his eyes. He has short bristles on his chin and under his sideburns and he usually walks with a wooden tooth peak in his mouth. He normally carries a calm and composed expression of a man who has little to worry about. His eyes are almost always half closed, revealing half of his green pupils. His hair is fairly wild and is kept at short length, with a quite long bang going over and away from his forehead. His hair color used to be bright brown, but now that he is 37, a few grey areas began to appear on his sideburns and eyebrows.
Leonardo usually walks around with a pair of blue trousers that are tucked under his boots, and are decorated with a pattern of flames, and a grey T-shirt. His marine captain robe is covering his shoulders and the sleeves are dangling in front of him. His legs are covered with a pair of heavy military boots that add a few centimeters to his height. His gunblade is kept in a blue sheath tied to his back, and the Reset Wipe is kept in his pocket.
History:Leonardo was born on a rather large island in the North Blue. His family was one of the richest families in the island belt, his father being a successful merchant while his mother staying at home with no concern in the world. He grew up with anything he could ever wish for: Toys, clothes and anything in between, along with having a long list of butlers at his disposal. He became used to this life style, and until the age of 18, he was educated that he could act as the biggest jerk in the world as long as he had the money to cover it. He cut through every line he needed to stand in and stepped on anyone he wanted to, his life were only inferior to those of the World Nobles.
Unfortunately, it all changed when a band of mountain bandits arrived at the city that Leonardo's family lived in. As the huge band rampaged the town, every guard and butler the family had left to protect their families or houses, leaving Leonardo and his so-called superior family to fend for themselves against the bandits. Leonardo's fat of wealth parents and his older spoiled sister had no way to defend anything they owned, and the bandits took advantage of that by stealing whatever they could find, trashing their mansion, and even stripping them down and taking their fancy clothes.
Leonardo's family had enough money left in various locations to recover from this event, having no regrets, but Leonardo was still young enough to learn new tricks. He realized that the lack of power is what lead to his family's downfall, and that hard work is the only way to earn true power and the ability to fend against the world on your own.
After his epiphany, Leonardo began training. He trained himself physically and mentally, powered by the will to become stronger than his family had ever been. When he reached the age of 21, he left his family, who's life style didn't match his anymore, and sailed to join the marines, with his new power and his will to protect those who can't protect themselves, like his family. His determination set him apart from the other trainees from the first moment, and he outclassed them in every aspect, not because of some hidden talent, but because of his hard work paying off. While his fellow trainees were assigned to different divisions, he was assigned to a special marine project named: Eisenkrieg.
The project was the marine's way of countering the ever growing power of the pirates. To do so, they decided to attempt a mass production of devil fruit enhanced weapons, since they tended to last longer than devil fruit users themselves. The first test subject to posses a weapon from this project was Leonardo himself, and his weapon was named after the project: Eisenkrieg, meaning Iron Warfare. The weapon showed amazing capabilities, but the training that were required for Leonardo to master it were longer than the marines expected, 6 years, and so they decided on putting the project on the deep freeze list, from both the unexpected need for time, and the lack of devil fruits.
Still, Leonardo managed to master the weapon with his iron discipline and hard work, and his power was boosted as a result. He was assigned to normal divisions after the project fell apart, and he once again bested his equals with his skills. He received limited Rokushiki training when he was 29, but he still haven't managed to master it, even after the long time he had to practice it. To bypass this roadblock, Leonardo tinkered with the basic Rokushiki moves to create a set of moves he could use. Those moves, along with his mastery over Eisenkrieg, formed his exclusive fighting style: Style of the Twelve Labors, named after the perfect example of hard work: the Twelve Labors of Hercules.
As the years passed Leonardo went through the ranks, and when he turned 37, he received his latest promotion to the rank of a marine captain. His promotions proved to him that hard work pays off, and his discipline grew with every rank he achieved.
Personality: Leonardo is a composed and calm man. He approaches every conflict with a clear mind. His past taught him that hard work pays off, and so he disciplines everyone around him to train and work hard to achieve what they hope for. But, his past also taught him not to trust on others, and although he didn't take it to the extreme, he has a problem when needed to rely on others. He is a nice guy who tries to accept and respect anyone he meets, to redeem his behavior in the past. As a man obsessed with hard work, he has a hard time not doing anything, and since his skills other than being a captain involve battle, when there isn't a battle, he tries to be as productive as possible by cooking easy snacks such as sandwiches or helping his crew in any way he can.
He follows his own Hippocratic oath that states: "First, work hard. Second, make sure you have a full stomach and at least 8 hours of sleep.". He enjoys good jokes and fine drinks, and wouldn't refuse to smokes and women if they'll still come in his way.
Ship: The Blue Raider
Ship Flag: A standard marine flag with an additional text that reads: 102nd Division, The Iron Raiders
Devil Fruit: None
Type: Effect: Special Abilities: Sword Style of the Twelve Labors: Using his one-of-a-kind weapon, Leonardo developed a fighting style he named: Style of the 12 Labors. The 12 Labors of Hercules were a series of tests that the son of Zeus had to go through to prove himself in the Greek Mythology. These labors are the perfect example of hard work in Leonardo's eyes, and that is why he chose them for his fighting style. The fighting style includes moves from all aspects of battle: Long range, short range, defense and movement, and it utilizes Leonardo's skills with Eisenkrieg, and his modified Rokushiki moves.
Above Average Strength: Due to Leonardo's not superhuman level of strength, he wasn't able to master the offensive Rokushiki moves. But, he does posses an impressive amount of strength. he is capable of pressing 100 kilograms over his head and is capable of throwing medium sized boulders. His punches and kicks are capable of breaking bones.
Gunning Skills and Swordsmanship: Due to his harsh training with his weapon, Eisenkrieg, Leonardo developed advanced skills in both sword wielding and shooting. He is capable of sniping targets 100 meters away form him with his Gunblade with almost perfect accuracy, and is capable of reading different sword styles and countering them effectively.
Learned Techniques (Keep it 1-25):Style of the Twelve Labors:- Spoiler:
1. Nemean Defense: Named after the first labor of Hercules: Slaying the Nemean Lion, who's golden fur was impervious to attack. Is is a partial version of Tekkai, affecting only specific parts of the body at a time, mainly the forearms. The muscles who are affected can;t be moved, but they also become impervious to attacks as powerful as cannon balls. This defensive power can be enhanced by using an object to blcok and attack while using the move on the user's upper body, maing the defense more durable.
2. Lernaean Mark: Named after the second labor of Hercules: Slaying the Lernaean Hydra, who's poisonous breath even made her footsteps deadly. The attack is Leonardo's own variation of poison, being his weapon's passive ability to lock on targets. By making the blade stay in contact with a living being or an object for 3 seconds, the blade locks on to the target, and from that moment until a new target is chosen, all attack from the blade will aim at that target. If such an attack would be blocked, the attack will lose it's lock and act as a normal one.
3. Ceryneian Steps: Named after the third labor of Hercules: Capturing the Ceryneian Steed, who could out speed arrows. It is Leonardo's own version of Soru. Instead f focusing on the amount of steps performed in a given moment, Leonardo will focus on the length of each step, which is the second variable in the equation for a fast run. Leonardo's steps will become massive, as if he was performing Geppo with each step, covering great distances in short periods. The result isn't as fast as Soru, but can be used for longer periods of time.
4. Erymanthian Rush: Named after the fourth labor of Hercules: Slaying the Erymanthian Boar, who ended lives with his unstoppable rage. Leonardo will supply his steps with more force. The extra power that is given to Leonardo's steps makes him very difficult to stop. This can be combined with Nemean Defense to make Leonardo a walking juggernaut (not literally), and allow him to run over sharp objects and hot surfaces.
5. Augean Dash: Named after the fifth labor of Hercules: Cleaning the Augean Stables, which hosted immortal livestock and contained an infinite amount of dung. This technique allows Leonardo to repel himself from surfaces such as water and air, in a similar way to Geppo, while he is running, making him capable of running on water and air currents. With this technique, Leonardo is also capable of running through fire by repealing the flames away from his feet. This technique also allows Leonardo to run on slippery surfaces with ease.
6. Stymphalian Assault: named after the sixth labor of Hercules: defeat the Stymphalian birds, who terrorized kingdoms with their bronze beaks. After locking onto a target, Leonardo will fire a shower of bullets out of his gunblade. The bullets will aim themselves at the target, and will not stop until they hit or blocked. Their speed will increase as they cover more distance. The bullets take a considerable amount of time to turn around and fly back at the target if dodged, and this time is increased when their speed increases. The bullets take one post to turn after missing their target (The target has a bullet-free post after every successful dodge).
7. Cretan Launch: Named after the seventh labor of Hercules: Capturing the Cretan Bull, who wrecked havoc in the land. By using the flat side of his blade, Leonardo can bat away different objects. The object act as if they were thrown by a Mato Mato user, and will fly at the marked target with increasing speed, as long as the contact between the thrown objects and the blade was shorter than 3 seconds. With this technique, Leonardo can throw much heavier objects than he would normally be able to throw thanks to the help of the Mato Mato no Mi.
8. Slash of the Mares: Named after the eighth labor of Hercules: Stealing the mares of Diomedes, who were 4 man eating mares. WIP
9. Hippolyte's Boomerang: Named after the ninth labor of Hercules: Retrieving the magical girdle from Hippolyte, who was the queen of the amazons. Eisenkrieg's handle targets Leonardo. When the sword is away from him, no matter where or how far, and has no intended target for the blade, it will fly back towards Leonardo.
10. Geryon State: Named after the tenth labor of Hercules: obtaining the Cattle of Geryon, who was said to be three monsters in one body.WIP
11. Garden Storm: Named after the eleventh labor of Hercules: steal the apples from the garden of the Hesperides, which was guarded by a never-sleeping dragon with one hundred heads, a brother of the Nemean Lion.WIP
12. Claw of Cerberus: WIP Named after the twelfth labor of Hercules: Capturing Cerberus, who was the three headed guardian of river Styx, alive, without any weapons.WIP
Weapons/Items: EisenkriegCharacter Flaws: The thing that annoys Leonard the most is pure talent. When he comes upon a person who's power and skill revolve around his talent, he is desperate to prove that hard work is more effective than any talent.
Goals: - Become as powerful as he can
- Teach the importance of hard work to as many people as he can
- Protect those who can't protect themselves from piracy and other evils.
Thu Sep 22, 2011 3:03 pm