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Current Characters in Route: Juudai Yuuki (
vagabondfool), Vivi Orunitia (existentiality)Character
Name: Rin Tohsaka
Series: Fate/Stay Night
Timeline: Unlimited Blade Works, post-True End
Canon Resource Links: Rin's article and the Fate/Stay Night article
Affiliation: Trainer
Personality: Famous for being a tsundere sort of character and a determined individual as a whole, Rin is outwardly sassy and forthright, bold and resolute. If she has an opinion on something, she does not hesitate to say it, sometimes in a vicious, unyielding way -- even so, though, she isn't the type to act rashly without thinking, as she is very clever as well, and knows her limits. While she can be contentious and is known for her competitive nature and clear ambition, she seems to always keep herself within the line. She takes offense easily, but relaxes again just as easily. Admired by many of the students in her school for her good grades and diligent personality, she takes pride in showing off at times, as well; keen and perceptive, her intelligence shines most brilliantly in how resourceful she is in difficult situations, particularly during the canon timeline.
However, there's more to Rin than just being a model student with an opinionated streak. Beneath the irreverant attitude, she is rather bitter about all the sacrifices that were necessary to make in order to follow tradition, as well as dissatisfaction and lack of a sense of fulfillment with her current life. This seems to be the root of the eagerness to prove herself in the Holy Grail wars, to compete with others and win, becoming a great sorcerer despite lacking any formal magic education, and to be good at everything else she does alongside that. She seems to spend a lot of time maintaining the illusion of the smart-alecky attitude, trying to appear catty and belligerent to others, but she wasn't really meant to be a mean person, in truth. In fact, she seems to come across as more vain at times, as she is secretly very stingy and does not like to do hard work, although is able to force herself to do it if she truly wants to, as is the case with her schoolwork and grades (she uses them as a sort of distraction for others from her personal life). The bottom line is that she is (grudgingly) kind-hearted and cannot change her core, inherently caring personality, so instead tries to cover it up with a sort of on-again off-again attitude. She's just a girl of her own age on the inside, but tries to be stronger than she is by nature, killing her true self slowly by trying to be a better magus.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths:
- Sharp, quick-witted and able to make split-second decisions, Rin is extremely, extremely intelligent on all fronts.
- She is able to adapt appropriate strategies to most situations that require it, and quickly at that.
- She's a strong person with a strong personality, a very confident individual, and is willing to tackle any problems thrown at her with a great deal of tenacity to accomplish her goals.
- A powerful magus even without formal training, though it's hard to really apply such a thing in a setting where powers get muted.
- She is ambitious and competitive, wanting to be the best at everything she does -- and she usually is or comes quite close to it, at that.
Weaknesses:
- She's not particularly fond of her truthfully kind heart and tries to mask it as best she can; it creates a glaring flaw in her personality, in that she wants to be someone she's not.
- As mentioned in the personality section, she comes across as vain sometimes, as she can be lazy and will secretly try to do the least amount of work necessary, if possible. Not to say she won't do more if she has to, but would prefer not to.
- If something strikes her as worth arguing about, you can bet your ass she'll argue it. She's not exactly the type who takes stupidity in stride, which can be both a strength and a weakness, I suppose...
- She's extremely bitter about having to sacrifice so much for becoming who she is today, and therefore has mixed feelings on this whole "Pokemon" thing in a world in which sorcery does not seem to exist.
Pokemon
Starter: Misdreavus
Password: Salmon riceballs
Samples
(Please note that both samples must take place in Route_29’s setting.)
First Person Sample:
[The video turns on, panning over a Misdreavus that is staring, silently and attentively, at her trainer. The other Pokemon lined up beside her include Noctowl, Kadabra, Flaaffy, Weepinbell, and a Psyduck that seems to be paying less attention than it should be for its own well-being. They appear to be in front of the Goldenrod Gym, while Rin drills them one final time.]
Alright, strategy time. You all remember what I told you before, don't you? We are going up against Whitney, who uses Normal-types! I've also gathered that she uses the move Attract against male Pokemon, so you two-- [pointing individually to Noctowl and Psyduck] had better be especially careful.
[The Psyduck jumps to attention, and then tilts its head at her, narrowing its eyes in a peculiar expression. Rin sighs.]
...But I think I'm less worried about Entenküken here than I am about Pụ̈nktlichkeit. You wouldn't know attraction if it hit you in the back of the head. But it probably will soon enough, if I'm right about this.
[Entenküken the Psyduck barely reacts to the insult. Not that he doesn't comprehend, he simply has other things he's thinking about right now. And considering how small his brain capacity is, at least to Rin, that probably excludes all possibility of allowing more than one thought to enter his mind at any given time.]
So! Rubin, Normal-type attacks are ineffective against you. The only problem is, so are Ghost-type attacks against Normal-types. You'll have to stick to Psychic attacks, in that case, got it? Make sure to lower her chances of hitting you with Confuse Ray, and if you start to feel weak, don't hesitate to use Pain Split to even the odds.
[Rubin the Misdreavus nods affirmatively. Next, she moves on to Schaffell the Flaaffy.]
You have the power to cripple her, so I'll probably send you out first. Make sure you use Cotton Spore and Thunder Wave, and keep going as long as you can. I expect that you may not be able to handle the whole battle, but you can take one for the team, can't you?
[Rin smiles sweetly for a moment, with a hint of "do this or you'll regret it", though Schaffell doesn't seem to object all that much, as mild of a creature as she is.]
Next, Pụ̈nktlichkeit. You may get wooed by her charms, which is why I'll be keeping you as a backup instead this time around. If I do have to call on you to fight, use Reflect, and then Confusion. She'll probably be weakened by the time you're up, so just strike hard and fast and you may not even have to deal with Attract.
Zauberhaft! I probably won't need to use you this battle, if things go according to plan, but just in case: Disable and Confusion. Use them. Again, she'll probably be weak by the time I do need to rely on you, so concentrate on whittling her down in that case, and not giving her a chance to get a hit in.
[Zauberhaft the Kadabra nods in comprehension as well. Finally, Blütenmeer the Weepinbell looks at her trainer expectantly, awaiting instructions, and Rin delivers.]
Blütenmeer, Stun Spore and Sleep Powder if for some reason she's not already crippled by them, and then Vine Whip and Acid away. You'll probably be priority over Pụ̈nktlichkeit and Zauberhaft, but after Rubin and Schaffell. Be ready, expect to be called out.
[Rin's gaze keeps wandering over to Entenküken, however, and eventually she turns to him -- not with disdain, but with a dangerous smirk on her face this time.]
...And you. Watch and learn the second we step into the gym. I'll make you useful if it kills me to do it!
[He stares with half-lidded eyes for a while longer. Rin groans irritably.]
...It better not kill me, but at this rate, it just might.
Third Person Sample: Rin was, if nothing else, very conscientious about her affairs. Almost like a replacement for charging her jewels daily, she had instead taken to diligently training her team of almost-but-not-quite-familiars-called-Po
For example, type alignments; occasionally she had to learn the hard way what didn't work against what, but some were common sense, and for the ones that weren't, she read the manual that had been provided to her by that delusional woman claiming to be her mother like her new bible (despite the fact that she had never been particularly religious, but it was an appropriate comparison in her experience). In spite of the confusion that had been caused by that lady, the things she'd been given at the outset turned out to be quite useful.
Strategies involving debilitating her opponents and working with or around weaknesses came naturally to her, and it reminded her somewhat of the strategizing for the Holy Grail War that had gone on at the time. Particularly the part about covering her weaknesses and flaws; that was something she was very familiar with. After all, whenever Rin Tohsaka tried something new, she was going to become skilled at it in very little time. A proven fact, if she did say so herself.
She'd thought it all ridiculous at first, but it didn't seem so hard sometimes. Even with the eight-bit video game music that she'd been forced to grow accustomed to and block out of her own accord, the lack of magic and her inability to practice (and her resulting secret fear of growing rusty), and the odd technological development of the world, she felt she was doing fine.
...The only problem with that was, "good enough" was never actually good enough.
"Alright, Rubin, that's good for today," Rin called to her Misdreavus, sounding slightly worn. "We'll head back now."
Rubin whirled around and smiled, floating up to her. For a moment, she seemed distracted, and so the ghost drifted up to her face and stared intently into her eyes.
"Hmm? Rubin?" she asked, unsure what it was that was tipping the Pokemon off to something bothering her, as it seemed to be. Rubin suddenly buried her face in Rin's chest with a surprising amount of force, causing her to have to take a step back to maintain her balance. If anyone else had done something like that -- Shirou probably included -- she'd have had to chew them out or worse, but with Rubin... it was hard to be picky about where she nuzzled her, considering she didn't have hands.
"...If you're wondering, I'm just worried," she explained flatly. "About getting out-of-practice with magecraft, among other things." Sighing, she added, "But I suppose that's the least of my worries. Just finding a way to go home is top priority."
Her expression, previously distant, softened a bit. "...But what about you guys? I don't suppose there'd be a way to take you with us as real familiars? Or..." She sighed, cutting off her thoughts forcibly. "Oh, forget it. I'm thinking too much about this. Come on, back to the Pokemon Center with you."
Using her hand to direct Rubin's movements, she guided her out of her chest, then looked down at her.
"Besides, I promised I'd take care of him anyway, no matter what. So I'm not about to break that promise, whether I have to do everything with magic or with Pokemon. That's why I'm keeping you just as well-trained as I would keep myself back home." Rin kept her eyes focused on her partner, trying to cover up the fondness in her expression while keeping her tone businesslike, though it wasn't entirely successful. "So that's why I'm counting on you to help me out."
Having to rely on others for protection was not something she enjoyed doing, but if she was with the ones she cared about the most, always... then maybe it wouldn't be that bad.