Player Name: Azure E-mail: n/a Preferred Contact:divinereaper, naoto#0929 Timezone: EST Current Characters in Victory Road: Sandalphon
Character Name: Rock Howard Series: The King of Fighters Timeline: Post KOF XV Canon Resource Links:SNK wiki
Personality:
At first glance, Rock Howard looks like a boisterous man who seeks any kind of thrill, but he is anything but. He’s a shy, modest man who tries not to bring attention to himself, nor is he the kind to seek out any sort of trouble. He tries to live an honest life, working any odd jobs he can get to take care of the man who adopted him, Terry, and himself. Despite that, he knows how to handle himself in a fight, especially in a town like South Town, where street fighting was the norm. If push came to shove, Rock is the type to end things as quickly as they started, all to avoid drawing a crowd-- and to hide the energy-based powers he inherited from his father, Geese.
Having grown up in a modest apartment with his mother, Rock’s childhood was relatively normal-- as normal as one can get when red eyes scare most away. His mother Marie taught him how to be kind and compassionate, two virtues he holds close to his heart due to the short amount of time he had with her. He does his best to show kindness wherever possible, despite having difficulty in social situations, especially with women. Having grown up with very few people in his life (mainly men) didn’t help his social abilities, which makes him unable to continue most conversations filled with small talk. The kindness he holds was only reinforced by his childhood friend Hotaru Futaba, a girl who lost her entire family to revenge. In a show of compassion, he offered Hotaru his assistance in finding her older brother, who disappeared in a quest for revenge. Rock saw what negative emotions does to a family through her, and couldn’t bear to think of what would happen if he were to be consumed by them, and only hoped for a peaceful life. Life dealt him a different hand, despite that wish.
While Rock’s relationship with his mother was strong, his relationship with his father Geese was not. Understandably so, as Geese Howard is the most notorious crime lord in South Town. Upon their first meeting, Geese pushed Rock away the moment he met him, claiming he has no time nor patience for Rock, and even denied helping his ailing mother. This was the catalyst that sparked Rock’s own rage-- he despised Geese for denying to help his mother and for neglecting him. It was so powerful that he feared that he would commit the worst, and ran. He ran to his mother, who unfortunately passed that very same night. Grief and rage fueled the release of his inherited power from his father, and he feared it. It was a power that he didn’t ask for, nor did he know where to begin to be able to calm it. It was this fear, and the knowledge that negative emotions made his powers go stronger that made Rock swear to himself that he would never hurt anyone with it. However, he had no home and a short time, became a wandering orphan as he tried to find methods to control and even find answers as to why he had the abilities in the first place. Despite that resolve, it would become a lifelong struggle to control that power due to it’s overwhelming strength, and any expenditure only weakens Rock’s natural barriers.
His meeting with Terry Bogard changed his life’s course, however. It was a chance meeting, but Rock understood that Terry had settled his grudge with Geese, and wanted to understand how, and why. Despite Terry shooing him away during all his street fights, Rock stayed by his side. He wanted to understand just how and why a man who settled a grudge-- the very same grudge that he holds-- was so carefree afterwards. Rock’s curiosity (in both street fighting and in Terry in general) showed in his eyes so much that once Terry learned of Rock’s orphan status, he took him under his wing. It was through living with Terry that Rock learned the importance of balance, even if Terry himself is a complete party-head. It was Terry who taught him most of what he knows of fighting, and it was through that training that his control over his inherited power has gotten better. Rock even found comfort as he found others who struggle to handle strange powers, as shown in his brief meeting with Shun’ei and Isla during the 15th King of Fighters tournament. Overall, Rock is a sweet boy who tries to limit both conversation in order to avoid fights and to avoid talking to people in general, but genuinely wants the best for those he does consider close.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Trainer Starter: Growlithe Password: Atomic Fireball
Rock Howard | The King of Fighters
Name: Azure
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Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Victory Road: Sandalphon
Character
Name: Rock Howard
Series: The King of Fighters
Timeline: Post KOF XV
Canon Resource Links: SNK wiki
Personality:
At first glance, Rock Howard looks like a boisterous man who seeks any kind of thrill, but he is anything but. He’s a shy, modest man who tries not to bring attention to himself, nor is he the kind to seek out any sort of trouble. He tries to live an honest life, working any odd jobs he can get to take care of the man who adopted him, Terry, and himself. Despite that, he knows how to handle himself in a fight, especially in a town like South Town, where street fighting was the norm. If push came to shove, Rock is the type to end things as quickly as they started, all to avoid drawing a crowd-- and to hide the energy-based powers he inherited from his father, Geese.
Having grown up in a modest apartment with his mother, Rock’s childhood was relatively normal-- as normal as one can get when red eyes scare most away. His mother Marie taught him how to be kind and compassionate, two virtues he holds close to his heart due to the short amount of time he had with her. He does his best to show kindness wherever possible, despite having difficulty in social situations, especially with women. Having grown up with very few people in his life (mainly men) didn’t help his social abilities, which makes him unable to continue most conversations filled with small talk. The kindness he holds was only reinforced by his childhood friend Hotaru Futaba, a girl who lost her entire family to revenge. In a show of compassion, he offered Hotaru his assistance in finding her older brother, who disappeared in a quest for revenge. Rock saw what negative emotions does to a family through her, and couldn’t bear to think of what would happen if he were to be consumed by them, and only hoped for a peaceful life. Life dealt him a different hand, despite that wish.
While Rock’s relationship with his mother was strong, his relationship with his father Geese was not. Understandably so, as Geese Howard is the most notorious crime lord in South Town. Upon their first meeting, Geese pushed Rock away the moment he met him, claiming he has no time nor patience for Rock, and even denied helping his ailing mother. This was the catalyst that sparked Rock’s own rage-- he despised Geese for denying to help his mother and for neglecting him. It was so powerful that he feared that he would commit the worst, and ran. He ran to his mother, who unfortunately passed that very same night. Grief and rage fueled the release of his inherited power from his father, and he feared it. It was a power that he didn’t ask for, nor did he know where to begin to be able to calm it. It was this fear, and the knowledge that negative emotions made his powers go stronger that made Rock swear to himself that he would never hurt anyone with it. However, he had no home and a short time, became a wandering orphan as he tried to find methods to control and even find answers as to why he had the abilities in the first place. Despite that resolve, it would become a lifelong struggle to control that power due to it’s overwhelming strength, and any expenditure only weakens Rock’s natural barriers.
His meeting with Terry Bogard changed his life’s course, however. It was a chance meeting, but Rock understood that Terry had settled his grudge with Geese, and wanted to understand how, and why. Despite Terry shooing him away during all his street fights, Rock stayed by his side. He wanted to understand just how and why a man who settled a grudge-- the very same grudge that he holds-- was so carefree afterwards. Rock’s curiosity (in both street fighting and in Terry in general) showed in his eyes so much that once Terry learned of Rock’s orphan status, he took him under his wing. It was through living with Terry that Rock learned the importance of balance, even if Terry himself is a complete party-head. It was Terry who taught him most of what he knows of fighting, and it was through that training that his control over his inherited power has gotten better. Rock even found comfort as he found others who struggle to handle strange powers, as shown in his brief meeting with Shun’ei and Isla during the 15th King of Fighters tournament. Overall, Rock is a sweet boy who tries to limit both conversation in order to avoid fights and to avoid talking to people in general, but genuinely wants the best for those he does consider close.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Growlithe
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: Sample 1
Victory Road Sample: Sample 2