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Player Name: Tulip E-mail: just.befriends@hotmail.com Preferred Contact:osomatsuniisan Timezone: CST Current Characters in Victory Road: None!
Character Name: Osomatsu Matsuno Series: Osomatsu-San Timeline: S2 E24, 'Sakura' Canon Resource Links:Here ya go.
Personality: Though Osomatsu may come off as fairly simple in personality on the offset, the truth is that that idea couldn't be further from it. He's very much a man of contradictions - brave, but cowardly. Mean, but caring. Stupid, but sly. He has a lot of facets to him that he often refuses to show anyone on the offset, leading to anyone's first impression of him likely coming off as 'a well-meaning, but impulsive kind of guy who sometimes lets his emotions get the better of him, even when he shouldn't', but this is only half of the truth.
He means well. Most of the time, he does. (Such as in S1E2, 'The Melancholy of Osomatsu', where he simply wants to spend time with his brothers...but screws all of their own free times up accidentally.) He has a degree to which he's self-serving, a degree to which he forgets that other people are also a concern, but a minute after he realizes this, you'd be hard pressed to see a time where he truly went with the option that benefited him alone. He doesn't particularly see himself as a good person, but sometimes he sees himself as 'a person who was put into a position to do a good thing.' He's far from selfless, and of course if he does something nice there's a high chance he'll look towards whoever he helped for some kind of reward, even if it's merely just praise, but he will sacrifice quite a bit if he needs to. He's not the best at making tough calls, either, but when told to choose between his head and his heart, he'll usually choose his heart and worry about the logistical conflicts later. He's not always the best choice for anything, but if people truly depend on him, he'll give it his all.
He's childish - very naturally immature and without a filter, but in this case it's mostly because he hates the idea of covering up who it is. (As he himself says in Osomatsu-San the Movie: "Lying is bad, though." That after blatantly revealing to his entire high school reunion class that his brothers and he were all worthless layabouts without batting an eyelash.) If he stacks lies upon lies, it has a higher chance of collapse, so he feels it's easier to simply be entirely honest with who he is and how he likes to behave, and if someone doesn't like that, they're not worth his time anyway. Naturally, this makes him more popular with kids than it does adults, but he doesn't mind that either, honestly. He likes acting as a big brother figure to those younger than him - even unrelated - because in truth, he has a big heart and quite a few soft spots. Anyone who cares about him, first, and makes the effort to get along with him will immediately be treated with unconditional warmth, but he's still the sort of person who, if he caught onto say, a little girl who wanted to make friends but was easily frightened, would be the one to reach out to her as gently as he could, doing things like sitting down beside her on the sidewalk with a bucket of chalk and drawing silly pictures to make her laugh. In truth, he values other people moreso than himself, though he's loathe to admit it because it sounds sad, and because he's not fond of the idea of being hurt by this trait...though he has been burnt before, and he's one to forgive easily, but not entirely forget.
Despite how childish he is most of the time, he does have a point to where he'll realize a situation is serious, and he'll tone down his usual jokes and antics to buckle down and focus. He can get degrees of upset that are honestly just comical and come off more as temper tantrums if he's told a whim he's following isn't right (though he'll usually own up to it if it isn't in the end), or if he's told to stop doing something he enjoys, but if people other than him are hurt, that's when he buckles down and has his limits. Insult him? Sure, go ahead. Insult his brothers, an innocent kid, or someone who can't defend themselves in general? He'll call someone out on that without a hint of humor in his tone, and if they push it, he won't hesitate to defend them because it's the right thing to do. He's actually a fairly decent planner, and against someone who doesn't mean well if he's the one charged to take charge of the situation, he's someone who looks very deeply at people and can sometimes realize strengths in others they might not notice themselves. Similarly, in emotional disputes, he'd prefer to handle them with levity, but if something serious is happening, he'll push that aside because he knows that if he were like that, he'd simply want someone to be there for him, too.
He has a fair bit of hidden intellect. Though he may seem even downright stupid to begin with - and he'll admit, his strengths aren't in book-knowledge - he's very street-smart and emotionally-smart. He's not someone who you should trust with any exact calculations, but he is someone you could probably count on to see solutions other people don't and honestly surprise people with the most unconventional plans that still, somehow, work. He likes taking charge and assuming a leadership role, but if someone else has this covered, he's usually willing to put his faith in them, especially if he sees a situation as being out of his depth normally. Sometimes, he may play up his own idiotic qualities, whether that be to make someone's guard lower to surprise them later, or to bolster someone's confidence, or to simply make someone feel more at ease - often, there's a method to the way he acts, it's just getting him to own up to that being nigh-impossible. (As shown in S1 E15, 'The Ichimatsu Incident' where he plays incredibly dumb in an effort to get Ichimatsu to own up to an embarrassing secret, and in a number of other episodes where he pulls similar tricks.)
However, he is very flawed as an individual. He's impulsive to a fault, and if he sees some kind of resolution as the best option it can be a trial to get him to see any other way as better, because he's stubborn - but he can be talked down and see reason most of the time. (Though he's still not a person that should be left around big red buttons that say 'DON'T PRESS THIS' alone, because he has a natural curiosity, too, and no matter how many times he's told, if he's left alone with it...that button will end up pressed.) He's hot-headed and sometimes if his temper flares, he can say things he doesn't really mean, (as seen in S1 E2 'The Melancholy of Osomatsu', where he remarks that he 'wishes he were an only child', though that is the farthest thing from the truth) though he'll feel awful about it later and usually end up apologizing if he's crossed any kind of line. He has natural addictions on top of impulses, namely towards gambling and drinking, and he finds it difficult to resist those, though he can if he really, really has to. He sometimes likes to go with the easy solution to problems because it's the easy solution, and will groan if he has to do any hard work, but if it pays off, he'll be satisfied enough.
His greatest flaw is that he depends on others far too much. (Best seen in S1 E24 'Letter', where he reacts with outright pensive anger to the idea of his brothers leaving him and their lifestyle of slacking around - causing them to be driven away even further with his actions.) He cares deeply about others and how they feel, and being alone actually frightens him. He needs companionship, because if he's left to brood on his own, he'll lose all his motivation. He's a people-person in the sense that he likes people, he needs people, and even if he's not always the best with people, he tries.
Sometimes too much so. Similarly, if someone hurts him or refuses to let him in no matter how hard he tries, he'll lash out (seen in a number of episodes, most notably 'Letter' where he outright hits his brothers in his pensive state), and ultimately that hurts him further in the end even if during this downswing he'll spew insults and snap only to feel ashamed of himself later. He doesn't know who he is sometimes outside of being the 'oldest brother of the sextuplets', and he has trouble defining himself past helping others (his vaguely-defined life goal in promotional material is to become a 'charisma legend that lights up the sky one day', whatever that means, and it is shown in S2 E24 'Sakura' in his talk with Totoko that he has a lot of uncertainties). He isn't sure who he is or what he's meant for, and it scares him to think too hard on it, so he doesn't.
He's not completely a hero, even if he'd like to be one - he has far too many flaws holding him back for him to ever completely consider himself a hero - but he is trying, and even if that makes one person feel better...that's probably enough. It's what his brothers would ultimately want, anyway. Probably.
Pokémon Information Affiliation: Team Rocket~ Starter: Trapinch (Nickname: Snappy) & Vulpix (Nickname: Charisma Explosion Fireball II, Charry for short) Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples RP Sample:Think this'll do! Victory Road Sample: So this was what he'd call a day, overall. Three battles, and he'd lost at least two of them, the last barely pulling through. Snappy, for his part, was looking pretty worn, and Osomatsu was doing his best to avoid any further encounters. "...You've been pretty brave today, little guy." He muttered, as he crouched down next to the small orange pokemon, gently rubbing its head. "There, there. Niichan's proud of you, y'know? You're really kickin' ass, takin' names..."
The trapinch opened its little jaw...and then closed it in a yawn. Osomatsu chuckled softly. "Aww. Y'need a nap?" He asked, before he pulled out his pokeball. "Alright. Take a nap, we'll get movin'." He didn't like to put the little guy up too much - mostly because he felt like that would be confining to him, and it would suck, so it probably sucked for Snappy too, right? But he needed to rest for now. Osomatsu recalled the little guy into his ball, before letting out a sigh. "Okay, where are we going, where are we going, where are we going and avoid the tall grass..."
Which. Was kind of like an extreme case of 'The Floor is Lava'. Especially when there was a forest ahead. He began tiptoeing around the grass...and humming a spy theme softly to himself. There was probably at least one other person nearby who gave him an odd look, but they weren't important, he didn't want to battle, the only thing that existed was him and this super spy 'keeping my little baby safe' escapade. Which was going okay, all things considered. It was a bit more walking, but he was soon out of the forest, a confident smile on his face. "Ha! Take that, forest! Alright, next is to find a place to heal up..." And in his thoughts, he'd started walking.
He'd started walking, not stopped, and promptly tripped over a rock, accidentally ejecting Snappy from the shelter of the pokeball in the process. The trapinch looked around, confused, before the unfortunate trainer was spotted...and given a small nudge by his friend. Osomatsu let out a small groan in response.
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Character
Name: Osomatsu Matsuno
Series: Osomatsu-San
Timeline: S2 E24, 'Sakura'
Canon Resource Links: Here ya go.
Personality: Though Osomatsu may come off as fairly simple in personality on the offset, the truth is that that idea couldn't be further from it. He's very much a man of contradictions - brave, but cowardly. Mean, but caring. Stupid, but sly. He has a lot of facets to him that he often refuses to show anyone on the offset, leading to anyone's first impression of him likely coming off as 'a well-meaning, but impulsive kind of guy who sometimes lets his emotions get the better of him, even when he shouldn't', but this is only half of the truth.
He means well. Most of the time, he does. (Such as in S1E2, 'The Melancholy of Osomatsu', where he simply wants to spend time with his brothers...but screws all of their own free times up accidentally.) He has a degree to which he's self-serving, a degree to which he forgets that other people are also a concern, but a minute after he realizes this, you'd be hard pressed to see a time where he truly went with the option that benefited him alone. He doesn't particularly see himself as a good person, but sometimes he sees himself as 'a person who was put into a position to do a good thing.' He's far from selfless, and of course if he does something nice there's a high chance he'll look towards whoever he helped for some kind of reward, even if it's merely just praise, but he will sacrifice quite a bit if he needs to. He's not the best at making tough calls, either, but when told to choose between his head and his heart, he'll usually choose his heart and worry about the logistical conflicts later. He's not always the best choice for anything, but if people truly depend on him, he'll give it his all.
He's childish - very naturally immature and without a filter, but in this case it's mostly because he hates the idea of covering up who it is. (As he himself says in Osomatsu-San the Movie: "Lying is bad, though." That after blatantly revealing to his entire high school reunion class that his brothers and he were all worthless layabouts without batting an eyelash.) If he stacks lies upon lies, it has a higher chance of collapse, so he feels it's easier to simply be entirely honest with who he is and how he likes to behave, and if someone doesn't like that, they're not worth his time anyway. Naturally, this makes him more popular with kids than it does adults, but he doesn't mind that either, honestly. He likes acting as a big brother figure to those younger than him - even unrelated - because in truth, he has a big heart and quite a few soft spots. Anyone who cares about him, first, and makes the effort to get along with him will immediately be treated with unconditional warmth, but he's still the sort of person who, if he caught onto say, a little girl who wanted to make friends but was easily frightened, would be the one to reach out to her as gently as he could, doing things like sitting down beside her on the sidewalk with a bucket of chalk and drawing silly pictures to make her laugh. In truth, he values other people moreso than himself, though he's loathe to admit it because it sounds sad, and because he's not fond of the idea of being hurt by this trait...though he has been burnt before, and he's one to forgive easily, but not entirely forget.
Despite how childish he is most of the time, he does have a point to where he'll realize a situation is serious, and he'll tone down his usual jokes and antics to buckle down and focus. He can get degrees of upset that are honestly just comical and come off more as temper tantrums if he's told a whim he's following isn't right (though he'll usually own up to it if it isn't in the end), or if he's told to stop doing something he enjoys, but if people other than him are hurt, that's when he buckles down and has his limits. Insult him? Sure, go ahead. Insult his brothers, an innocent kid, or someone who can't defend themselves in general? He'll call someone out on that without a hint of humor in his tone, and if they push it, he won't hesitate to defend them because it's the right thing to do. He's actually a fairly decent planner, and against someone who doesn't mean well if he's the one charged to take charge of the situation, he's someone who looks very deeply at people and can sometimes realize strengths in others they might not notice themselves. Similarly, in emotional disputes, he'd prefer to handle them with levity, but if something serious is happening, he'll push that aside because he knows that if he were like that, he'd simply want someone to be there for him, too.
He has a fair bit of hidden intellect. Though he may seem even downright stupid to begin with - and he'll admit, his strengths aren't in book-knowledge - he's very street-smart and emotionally-smart. He's not someone who you should trust with any exact calculations, but he is someone you could probably count on to see solutions other people don't and honestly surprise people with the most unconventional plans that still, somehow, work. He likes taking charge and assuming a leadership role, but if someone else has this covered, he's usually willing to put his faith in them, especially if he sees a situation as being out of his depth normally. Sometimes, he may play up his own idiotic qualities, whether that be to make someone's guard lower to surprise them later, or to bolster someone's confidence, or to simply make someone feel more at ease - often, there's a method to the way he acts, it's just getting him to own up to that being nigh-impossible. (As shown in S1 E15, 'The Ichimatsu Incident' where he plays incredibly dumb in an effort to get Ichimatsu to own up to an embarrassing secret, and in a number of other episodes where he pulls similar tricks.)
However, he is very flawed as an individual. He's impulsive to a fault, and if he sees some kind of resolution as the best option it can be a trial to get him to see any other way as better, because he's stubborn - but he can be talked down and see reason most of the time. (Though he's still not a person that should be left around big red buttons that say 'DON'T PRESS THIS' alone, because he has a natural curiosity, too, and no matter how many times he's told, if he's left alone with it...that button will end up pressed.) He's hot-headed and sometimes if his temper flares, he can say things he doesn't really mean, (as seen in S1 E2 'The Melancholy of Osomatsu', where he remarks that he 'wishes he were an only child', though that is the farthest thing from the truth) though he'll feel awful about it later and usually end up apologizing if he's crossed any kind of line. He has natural addictions on top of impulses, namely towards gambling and drinking, and he finds it difficult to resist those, though he can if he really, really has to. He sometimes likes to go with the easy solution to problems because it's the easy solution, and will groan if he has to do any hard work, but if it pays off, he'll be satisfied enough.
His greatest flaw is that he depends on others far too much. (Best seen in S1 E24 'Letter', where he reacts with outright pensive anger to the idea of his brothers leaving him and their lifestyle of slacking around - causing them to be driven away even further with his actions.) He cares deeply about others and how they feel, and being alone actually frightens him. He needs companionship, because if he's left to brood on his own, he'll lose all his motivation. He's a people-person in the sense that he likes people, he needs people, and even if he's not always the best with people, he tries.
Sometimes too much so. Similarly, if someone hurts him or refuses to let him in no matter how hard he tries, he'll lash out (seen in a number of episodes, most notably 'Letter' where he outright hits his brothers in his pensive state), and ultimately that hurts him further in the end even if during this downswing he'll spew insults and snap only to feel ashamed of himself later. He doesn't know who he is sometimes outside of being the 'oldest brother of the sextuplets', and he has trouble defining himself past helping others (his vaguely-defined life goal in promotional material is to become a 'charisma legend that lights up the sky one day', whatever that means, and it is shown in S2 E24 'Sakura' in his talk with Totoko that he has a lot of uncertainties). He isn't sure who he is or what he's meant for, and it scares him to think too hard on it, so he doesn't.
He's not completely a hero, even if he'd like to be one - he has far too many flaws holding him back for him to ever completely consider himself a hero - but he is trying, and even if that makes one person feel better...that's probably enough. It's what his brothers would ultimately want, anyway. Probably.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Team Rocket~
Starter: Trapinch (Nickname: Snappy) & Vulpix (Nickname: Charisma Explosion Fireball II, Charry for short)
Password: Atomic Fireball
Samples
RP Sample: Think this'll do!
Victory Road Sample: So this was what he'd call a day, overall. Three battles, and he'd lost at least two of them, the last barely pulling through. Snappy, for his part, was looking pretty worn, and Osomatsu was doing his best to avoid any further encounters. "...You've been pretty brave today, little guy." He muttered, as he crouched down next to the small orange pokemon, gently rubbing its head. "There, there. Niichan's proud of you, y'know? You're really kickin' ass, takin' names..."
The trapinch opened its little jaw...and then closed it in a yawn. Osomatsu chuckled softly. "Aww. Y'need a nap?" He asked, before he pulled out his pokeball. "Alright. Take a nap, we'll get movin'." He didn't like to put the little guy up too much - mostly because he felt like that would be confining to him, and it would suck, so it probably sucked for Snappy too, right? But he needed to rest for now. Osomatsu recalled the little guy into his ball, before letting out a sigh. "Okay, where are we going, where are we going, where are we going and avoid the tall grass..."
Which. Was kind of like an extreme case of 'The Floor is Lava'. Especially when there was a forest ahead. He began tiptoeing around the grass...and humming a spy theme softly to himself. There was probably at least one other person nearby who gave him an odd look, but they weren't important, he didn't want to battle, the only thing that existed was him and this super spy 'keeping my little baby safe' escapade. Which was going okay, all things considered. It was a bit more walking, but he was soon out of the forest, a confident smile on his face. "Ha! Take that, forest! Alright, next is to find a place to heal up..." And in his thoughts, he'd started walking.
He'd started walking, not stopped, and promptly tripped over a rock, accidentally ejecting Snappy from the shelter of the pokeball in the process. The trapinch looked around, confused, before the unfortunate trainer was spotted...and given a small nudge by his friend. Osomatsu let out a small groan in response.
Yeah, this was his life, alright.
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