2014-10-02

OOC INFORMATION
Name: Pixle
Contact: [personal profile] pixle
Other Characters: Yu Narukami, Lash

CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Eikichi Undie Boss "Michel" Mishina
Age: 16
Canon: Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Canon Point: Innocent Sin End Game (Right before the new world reboot)

Character Information:
All you need to know about him | Scorpio Traits

Personality:



In life, Eikichi "Michel" Mishina wants to take the center stage.

At first glance he seems self-centered, narcissistic and concentrated on wanting to leave his mark on the world. Eikichi, or as he likes to call himself by his band stage name, Michel (remember the name well, babe), is someone that wants to be heard. He is not just someone to pass by on the street, no no, he is meant to be seen, and he will do this with utter flamboyancy worthy of a true diva. Most of his speeches aimed to pacify demons are about how great he is, and how it's sin that he's too pretty to live. While most are content to walk amongst others and be avoided, Eikichi WANTS the eyes turned towards him. He doesn't wear just the normal school outfit, but colors his hair a bright blue to attract attention, and presents himself with visual kei influence, including heavy black makeup and painted nails, and white foundation over his face. You can't help but stop and stare and he'll be happy to turn around so you can get the best of his profile.

He's a visionary and passionate in all he does, both good and bad. True to his zodiac, the Scorpio, he can be thick headed and driven to accomplish his goals, no matter how hard or impossible the challenge might be. There are two very strong examples of this, first his dream of starting his own band, Gas Chamber, with himself as the singer. You know, despite the fact he is a terrible singer, but hey he's made an armband which he wears proudly. But no worries, he'll figure it all out and they'll become world-famous soon enough! No one can tell him otherwise. He also completely changed his appearance, going from chubby shy stuttering guy to the teenager he is today because he fell in love with a girl when he was young who said she hated who he was back then. That physical and mental transformation takes a special kind of dedication that's not present in many people.

He's imposing. Standing at 6'1" which is tall for a typical sixteen year old Japanese teenager (the tallest Persona user so far in the series), and is still growing. He's done his share of hand fighting, although Lisa, another teammate, easily beats him in that department all the times they butt heads. Many will find themselves intimidated by him - it is even a demon contract option where he tries to take control by calling them 'biatches' and if they 'think demons are the shit' they have another thing coming. The strength of the Scorpio-born is in their determination, passion and motivation and Eikichi is, for the most part, all of this. He is the head Boss; usually, his word goes when he gives it.

And yet, don't let appearances deceive you into thinking he's just that! Like the rest of his teammates, Eikichi's center is surprisingly much more delicate than he lets on, and in all those layers of egotism beats the timid heart of a young, caring child. Sure he might be the (ex)Boss of his school, but he helped the students pursue their dreams and took care of them like his own brothers. He didn't tolerate bullying on anyone. He has three friends that are his "bros" that he is very close to and they have a code of conduct at how things should be run. Once he remembers Lisa, Jun, Tatsuya and Maya, his caring for his old friends is reborn anew. Due to his history, there will always be a part of him still remains that shy, fat uncertain kid that Michel desperately tried to bury down to become the man that his crush, Miyabi, would like. After facing the final insult of having his pants down before Miyabi and she (due to peer pressure) telling Eikichi she didn't like fat guys...well instead of becoming utterly depressed, decided instead to become a man worthy of her.

Unfortunately he lost himself along the way, and for all the caring, show-off and inflated head, his self-esteem was surprisingly low. However, Eikichi has thankfully gotten much better at genuinely changing for the better, a merging personality parts of both his 'old' self and the newer, thinner him. Of course, old habits die hard no matter what, and he can still be a pain to others...and an idiot. He seems to run into bad luck many times, or just purposefully cause it.

Say what you will about him, but Eikichi also has excellent micromanaging skills - he was able to keep an entire school in check with a combination of his Persona, his charisma and his ability to lead crowds. Even the school's Student President could not pull that off. He implemented a system where teasing was not tolerated and helped a lot of the students find their own courage. Granted, he was starting to stray from this path when Tatsuya and the others got to him - so warped in his ideology that Eikichi was turning into the very type of guy that had teased him as a kid. Thankfully, this was cut short when rumors said someone else was more powerful than him, and after facing his foe and giving him a good whooping, he realized what he'd been doing.

His greatest fear is his father and he hides from him his 'bad boy' tenancies - his old man doesn't even know that his son goes to school putting on makeup, dyes his hair blue and makes modification to his outfit every day. If you see Eikichi at his father's restaurant, you will find someone passive, quiet and dressed traditionally - a complete turnaround from his school image. Thankfully, events allowed him to overcome that obstacle and Eikichi 2.0 'I beat my dad's golden statue' emerged...he thinks.

As Philimon once said, 'we all wear masks' and Michel just happens to be an excellent visual example of this fact. His Arcana is Death, a symbol of rebirth and change, and that is what he did from his childhood to who he is now. Yet once you are marked as a friend, he will stick by you. Eikichi has a big heart and he wants everyone to succeed. When the situation seems dire, he, along with Maya, tend to be the ones who jump-start and motive the group. Just don't push him around too much. He will grumble at times and act diva-ish, sure, but does do what others ask of him. He tends to get the short end of the luck stick with his friends, forced to eat banana dishes to get weapons or causes the situation himself when he peered into the laser holes. One of his secrets wants is still, despite all these years, to get everyone around for a drawing circle. His love for Miyabi hasn't changed one bit either. He really does love her unconditionally, and it is the root of why he changed in the first place.

And yet nothing will be able to stop him from saying he is god's gift to the world. Perhaps his positivity, even if it is sometimes comically misplaced, is his greatest asset after all. He is the comedic, whipping boy character, and therefore his luck and his own stupidity tends to put him at harm's way, much to the chagrin of others.

Oh he's also a vegetarian by choice. That's gonna be fun for him when he starts turning...

5-10 Key Character Traits:
- Kindhearted / Great guy (BEFRIEND ALL)
- Passionate
- Stubborn (No Eikichi don't do that. DO ALL THE THINGS!)
- Head in the clouds
- Tenacious (Changed his look for someone he had a crush on, wants to start his own band)
- Terrible Singer (It's definitely important. You can hear Luv Beam right here.)
- Loud-mouthed (You can tell when he comes in)
- Narcissistic / Vain because,
- He Has Confidence Issues (He is like an onion)
- Common Sense when it comes to others, Idiot / Comedic timing when it's him (Sucks to be him)

Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, or EITHER? Fitting! (changed my mind let him suffer for what he is)
Opt-Outs: Shade | Arachne (Lash), Manticore (Yu)

Roleplay Sample:
Test Drive Example
Eikichi will take all the ladies to the prom.
And this is super old and doesn't count but all my roleplay examples need this casino thread.