Akira Nukaga (Cardinal) [STUDENT]

THE BASICS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

With his naturally tall disposition, sculpted features, and theatrical way of carrying himself - one can easily distinguish Akira from a group. Despite his striking features and relatively light skin, he is in fact pureblooded Japanese - a fact that his family carries with pride. His near flawless complexion is complimented by the simple yet eloquent brown that makes up his hair and eyes, both of which sit predominantly on a chiseled face. His hair is a tad longer than most other males his age, kept soft and straightened but otherwise permitted to roam and cover his head in cascading strands.

With his naturally tall disposition, sculpted features, and theatrical way of carrying himself - one can easily distinguish Akira from a group. Despite his striking features and relatively light skin, he is in fact pureblooded Japanese - a fact that his family carries with pride. His near flawless complexion is complimented by the simple yet eloquent brown that makes up his hair and eyes, both of which sit predominantly on a chiseled face. His hair is a tad longer than most other males his age, kept soft and straightened but otherwise permitted to roam and cover his head in cascading strands.

There are no piercings that dot Akira. Not a scar, blemish, bruise, or anything of the sort - down even to perfectly manicured nails and maintained lips. Even his cadence and postures are thought-out and refined, to the point where some would consider it 'stiff'. Most often than not, Akira will dress in business casual or just plain suits to match his desire when not in school uniform or at a special event.

PERSONALITY

An odd fellow at heart, Akira at surface level appears to hold a strong conviction of righteous justice - protecting the weak and hapless with extraordinary powers he was gifted by life. Along with this is his stiff public image - an overly formal, socially (with people of his own age) oblivious boy who acts more like an adult than a teenager.

Below that veil lies a slightly more complex person - one who believes that the hand you are dealt with is your responsibility, no matter the cards be they good or bad. From there, he allows his parents to near exploit him and his existence for their own gain, and often with subtly brag about his own natural talent to his peers.

Though he often doesn't have 'friends' to spend time with, he does have more normal hobbies. These mostly include science fiction related media or activities - or merely those related to space. Planetariums and Movies alike both fascinate him, and one were to make him as a friend he would be loyal to the end.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

"The only thing people care about in our society is success. We focus solely on winners and winners alone - those who are at the bottom will be trampled and left behind. Hypocritical for a Hero to say, I know, but it is my determination that I can use my own gifts to help the masses!"

Akira had all the makings of a 'proper' Japanese citizen of high class. Born into a prominent family, with his father working as a Pro Hero and mother as a renowned doctor, it was clear from the get-go that expectations for him would be exceedingly high. He was an only child, and despite lavious spoiling and treatment - Akira never grew to be a brat. He would only find out later that their marriage was more or less superficial - an arrangement made for the benefit of both of them in societies' standing. Not to say that they disliked each other, but passionate love was very much out of the picture - evidenced by constant absence for their child in favor of currying more public favor. Young Akira grew more accustomed to the intricacies of the servants than his own parents.

His time at this age was spent between a mix of mandated studying and etiquette, and indulging in his favorite thing as a child - space and science fiction. And unlike other kids, it wasn't simply a phase - this attraction to the great beyond and high technology was carried throughout his entire life (which ended up in his self-indulging 'Radiant Sabre') and even resulted in him nearly creating a working model rocket himself at age seven. As expected of a Nukaga heir, Akira performed excellently in both school and outside affairs - swimming, violin, chess, all activities which could be seen as 'fancy' he dabbled in. This served to create the image he would be known for throughout his entire early career - a perfectionist. It seemed that anything he picked up, he could master in half the time it would take another person. (Loathe to him were anyone but his parents to find out that he was, indeed, human and did suck at a few things.)

Even during his elementary school days, time and money was spent in reckless abandon to instruct the child in the ways of using his Quirk, and learning combat skills. His future career had been decided already by this point - anything other than a Hero with a Quirk and Father like his would be unacceptable. Akira took it in stride. By the time he was halfway through middle school, his performance level was already comparable to that of a student from a typical Hero School.

Breezing through school with flying colors, the next natural step was (of course) to become a Hero and follow in his father's footsteps. Only two places would be acceptable to his parents - either Shiketsu or U.A., the two most prestigious schools in Japan. Anything else would be an insult to his name. It was by the flip of a coin that he decided to apply to U.A. first, which resulted in his later acceptance. Preparing for his high school life, it was around this time that he was also arranged with a fiance. Sheena Okumai, the daughter of two famous politicians and the perfect stepping stone for his parents to ascend the social ladder. As he had been doing before, he accepted this development with no struggle. It was only natural that a family like his would marry for benefits and not love, after all. Despite this, he worked tirelessly to ensure his fiance was well-taken care of and that he spent an adequate amount of time getting to know and understand her properly. Though love was yet to blossom, the two did grow at least a deep friendship.

For the past two years, Akira had mostly been his same old self - concentrated on performing to the best of his ability while in U.A. and slowly but surely making his way up the rankings in both the academic and practicality fields.

THE ARMORY

Hero Costume: An illustrious and over-the-top outfit which suits Akira's embellished heroic persona and works to provide protection and utility. The outer layers are loose (allowing for use of his Quirk) and have slim layers of bullet and slash resistant material, while the inner layer is a porous skintight fabric with extreme blood absorption capabilities.


Radiant Sabre: An imitation of a 'laser sword' which behaves like a typical stun baton - a blunted edge lined with properly distributed jolts to assist Akira in actual combat scenarios when his Quirk won't cut it. These jolts are mostly surprising in nature and don’t cause any lasting damage to opponent when struck. The strikes are, however, quite annoying, and the blunt force applied to said strikes can be quite debilitating.

Iron Fiber X: A bottle of iron shavings. Either uncapped and used raw for a direct source of 'ammo' for his Quirk. Contains two ounces - about enough to stretch into a dinner knife.

QUIRK & SKILLS

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IRON CURTAIN

TYPE: Emitter
RANK/LEVEL: C+
SUMMARY: Specially crafted and magnetically sensitive cells in Akira's body allow him to exert psychic like control over iron and sources of iron. This ability has a maximum range of about ten meters. When under his control, iron will often become 'soft' and viscous - moving at a maximum pace of about average running speed (8 MPH). When he is finished relocating the metal, he can choose to bend, shift, or reshape it - and when that is complete, it returns to the average expected 'hardness' and 'durability' for iron tools.

Akira is capable of manipulating a quantity of iron (either from a single source or multiple) totaling up to a maximum of 1000 pounds in a 36" x 36" x 36" cube at one time (though he can 'graft' new creations onto previous ones.) Shaping small tools like a knife or a small crowbar only take about one post, but larger objects like a person-sized barricade or greatsword take up to three. At his maximum manipulation limit, forming it all into one coherent object takes up to five full posts.

When not interacting with pure (mostly pure, or actual straight metal) iron, he is capable of 'siphoning' it out of/off of things down to the molecule. This means he can extract it out of objects with minute amounts such as rocks and certain foods (but NOT blood). However, minute traces or a total amount of iron equaling less than half of the full object is a bit more difficult to control. To extract the resource from any sources like this, it is required that he touch the object he is attempting to siphon from - afterward, the extracted metal behaves like normal.

WEAKNESSES/LIMITATIONS:

• Akira's Quirk allows him to control only iron. Other metals and even objects containing iron themselves are not affected by his Quirk - any iron within can be extracted, but the host object will not be moved.
• Extracting iron from mixed sources such as minerals or foods must be done with a touch.
• Akira's power comes from his highly magnetic specialty cells - and losing 500ml or more of blood can disable it.
• Magnetism and magnetic Quirks can greatly hamper with his efforts when his Quirk is active. Akira himself is vulnerable to strong magnetic forces when his Quirk is active, and even to a lesser extent when it isn't due to the nature of his cells.

RANK/LEVEL: D+
SUMMARY: Akira is formally trained in basic first-aid procedures, and although he isn't quite capable of performing any amazing saves, his skill allows him to be more efficient that his comrades when applying bandages, stitches, etc.

RANK/LEVEL: C
SUMMARY: The skill of exerting ones' body to accomplish feats like running, jumping, crawling, etc. Akira puts a great deal of effort in keeping himself well-maintained and limber, and his graceful movements across the battlefield reflect that.

RANK/LEVEL: C-
SUMMARY: Obviously, being equipped with a weapon 24/7 is an unrealistic scenario for him to always be in. Therefore, Akira had dedicated time to learning and practicing the art of basic hand-to-hand martial skills which allow for non-lethal takedowns and self-defense.

RANK/LEVEL: C+
SUMMARY: A bit of a deviant skill which Akira saught on his own, his love of classic science-fiction films gave him the idea of his personal weapon being a 'laser sword' - and he would, therefore, need proper training in actual bladed combat in order to wield it. Despite the weapon itself being more like a stun baton, the shape of the tube and general weight match up well with his training.

MORI

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