Name:Ryota Takao
Age: not officially known, though he appears to be around 47
Village: Steel
Rank: Jounin
Physical Appearance: An older man with Black hair that is starting to streak with grey. He wears a loose red coat over black light armor. A Mountain of a man, he stands at a staggering 6'5" and possesing amazing brute force. Do not be fooled by his size, however, his strength is only matched by his speed and his mind. Ryota has a large scar running sown diagnolly in his worso, and has another, smaller scar over his eye. He wears sunglasses and can always be found with a jug of sake on his person.
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Personality: Ryota is unbiased about most things, not usually taking sides unless he is truly needed. He is un-phased by most things
Weapons: he uses a large one edged sword that he has named "Life Drinker" As to why he named it that remains unknown.
Story/Bio: Ryota was the son of a drunken father and an addict of a mother. he was beaten daily by his father and grew up on the streets. Having more then his share of run-ins with the law, he was forced into the ninja academy. His teacher at the time was a master swordsman who took him under his wing. Having a father figure for the first time, Ryota devoted many years of his life refining his skills. Along with the swordsmanship, he also trained a variety of martial arts.
When he became older, he joined the AMBU corps after a series of grueling tests. Since he had no official ninja training, he was only taught the special tactics of the AMBU, to be a weapon, and nothing more. Three years had passed since he Joined The AMBU when he reached a captain status. It was Also the day he met the woman that he was going to be wed. The time he spent with her made him realize that he was a human again, and not just a tool of murder. Not long after he asked her hand in matrimony, but this joy was short-lived. After months of planning, His wife to be died in the Destruction of his home town of cloud.
Throughout these years of his life, he formed one, and only one alliance. With the village he called come, The cloud village. When the time came, however, he fought valiantly along with his other ninja brethren, but utterly failing in the end.
During his battles, Ryota was struck down by an axe blade to his chest, shattering the bones and crushing his insides he fell to the ground. Dying on the ground, he cursed the man who struck him down, and the men who raped and killed his love. With one last plea for strength time seemed to stop. A shadowy figure rose from the ground. He spoke in a language that sounded like millions of screaming people in endless agony, yet... he could understand it. This figure came with an offer, an offer of another chance for life then disappeared, leaving only a large sword.
Weakly, Ryota took the sword in his hand, only to be able to stand, perfectly healthy. Stunnned, The Attacker raised his axe again only to be cut down.
Knowing that he had lost everything, Ryota fled the battlescene and lived from then until today traveling between towns, trying to forget the tragety of his past.
Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:36 pm
