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Player Name: Rin
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Character Name: Rin Okumura
Series: Ao no Exorcist (manga)
Canon Point: End of Chapter 71
Summary/History: Wiki link!
Personality:

The first thing most people think when they see Rin is “punk brat”. Even in his school uniform, he exudes the outward personality of some one who just doesn’t give a shit, who would rather punch you in the face first and ask questions later. Mussed hair, slouched posture, a constant scowl are usually the things that make up the first impression of Rin Okumura.

However there is a lot more to him than that, and he often surprises people with just how deep his personality goes. He’s certainly not as intelligent as his brother (or other people he’s around, really) but that’s not exactly by choice as his problems with fighting, lack of attention in school and inability to get along with other people his age most of the time prevented him from getting a proper education. He’s not against learning, he’s just not good at it, and struggles through even basic things like reading scriptures out loud or studying for long periods of time. This leads to him being a tad clueless, and often saying common phrases wrong, struggling with use of proper kanji and even getting basic facts wrong, like thinking a squid’s fins are it’s ears.

If presented with something he’s actually genuinely interested in, though, he will actively find ways to learn, like with cooking. He knows Japanese and Western recipes, but likely had to learn some of them from books that weren’t in Japanese. Since he wouldn’t be able to read them he probably taught himself to learn from the pictures instead of asking for help with reading.

Which brings us to one thing that is very apparent about him, underlying personality be damned. Rin is very, very prideful. He sports a flash of arrogance that borders on egotistical, but a lot of it his is pride covering up many of his other insecurities and shortcomings. When he thinks he’s done something good, he’ll tend to gloat and be overly enthusiastic about it. When he thinks he’s right, he refuses to listen to others or even listen to common reason. He’s headstrong to the point of literally headbutting a cat sith demon straight on in order to make him stop charging because he knew, in his mind anyway, that it was better to face Kuro head on rather than let the other exorcists potentially kill him just to end his fit. He’s often immature, demanding, noisy, easily frustrated/angered and even a bit annoying at times.

All that aside, though, he does have a lot of good traits that go hand in hand with some of his worse ones. He can connect with people on many levels - loss, grief, sorrow, ambition, drive, a desire to protect family and the people he cares about - and will often make friends (or even enemies) based on these connections. Befriending people, to him, brings about a level of connection and strength in relationship that cannot be broken for him by trivial things. Even when he was outed as Satan’s son, he tried as hard as he could to keep the friends he had made and make them believe that he could be trusted.

He’s actually surprisingly kind beneath his rougher exterior. He supports his friends and family no matter what, even going so far as to put their ambitions above his own, even when his ambitions are something like ‘surpassing Yukio (in rank)’ or ‘killing Satan (which is Bon’s desire also)’. That’s not to say he forgets his own - he just wants to be supportive of them more. A part of this likely comes from a deep seeded insecurity that he himself could never amount to anything due to his previous failings in life, though it’s unlikely he’d ever say this out loud. He, at the very least, can take pride in one major thing - his cooking. There is something about the way he smiles when he boasts these skills over any other that is much more genuine than the others.

He also has a soft spot for animals, a bit of a mischievous prankster side, and has a difficult time being serious in less dangerous situations or when his brother wishes he would be. He will probably be called childish and immature more than once, but it speaks a lot to what kind of person he really is when he’s not trying to prove something, or hide just how insecure he really is.

One thing to note additionally is that since the Terror of the Kraken arc in which Rin declared to Yukio that he was going to accept his flames (and that Yukio should do the same), he has become more confident in himself as well as gained a surprising level of skill and control with his power. A lot of this was spurred on by his painful, nearly crippling self doubt in the Kyoto arc in which he couldn't remove Kurikara from it's sheath because of it, and it was only in saving Kyoto at the end and nearly losing his life in the process that he found the strength within himself to build up his mostly faked confidence in to something more genuine.

That's not to say he's completely "cured" of his self esteem issues, or even the ones stemming from his awful survivor's guilt over what happened to Shiro, but he (unlike Yukio) is finally on a path to bettering himself.

Powers/Abilities:

Due to his demon heritage, along with his training as an exorcist, Rin has a lot of traits and skills that come along with being half demon/half human. One of the major traits about himself that hints towards his being a demon even when he’s attempting to hide it is pointed ears and sharp canine teeth, but he also sports a long tail with a furred tuft at the end that he hid for a better part of a year underneath his shirt. He might be more inclined to hide it after he arrives if only because he will worry about how people will react to it.

But that aside, he has actual skills and abilities, too. He’s incredibly strong, able to lift cars, metal debris and other very heavy things without much effort at all. He even pulls a cart carrying a massive stone monument that even two or three normal people wouldn’t have been able to pull.

Due to having possession of the Kurikara, Rin does have some skill with a sword, and though he has been training and gaining skill with it since he began at the school he is still likely to be bested by those who are more adept at it than he is. He does still tend to rely more on brute strength than actual skill, though as Koneko pointed out it's something that works in favor of their team as he often winds up becoming their "trump card" in situations.

He is also very athletic, capable of running hard and fast and over decent distances without getting worn out or tired, and additionally able to preform acrobatic-like moves like high jumps, vaults, spins and other such things without any actual training while fighting. And being a demon, injuries more often than not only slow him down a little - regenerative powers from his heritage make it so that even gunshot wounds do little more than knock him unconscious for a time (five minutes to a half an hour depending on the severity of the injuries).. That’s not to say he can’t be seriously wounded or even killed, though, it would just take a massive display of power equal to or greater than his own to actually keep him down. It’s also speculated that because he’s a demon anything holy (water, light, power, ect) would likely cause him a great deal of pain or even slow/stop his regenerative ability. He’s also immune to most energy-draining attacks and things like miasma and gases that would normally knock people out or make them sick.

The kurikara acts as a a channel as well as a seal for his demonic powers - when sealed it keeps his demonic blue flames from appearing unless he deliberately lashes out with them, and even then they are toned down a great deal. They are still dangerous, though, capable of burning anyone who can’t physically handle Satan’s flames and potentially injuring them.

When the sword is unsheathed he taps in to more of his demonic power, lengthening his ears and teeth and surrounding him in blue flames, making him stronger and more difficult to take down. He can launch his flames outwards, either in bursts or in a certain direction, like when he rescued Shiemi from falling debris in Mephyland with a claw made of his flames. He can also use his sword to direct the flames in arcs at his enemy.

For a time at the start of his powers being unsealed it came with a massive risk - the increase in his flames also decreased Rin’s control over them and himself. At first it was thought to be because he was "relying too much on Satan's power" but in the end it turned out to be based in fear - a fear of himself and becoming a full on demon, losing his humanity in the process. Since Kyoto, though, Rin has taken to accepting his power rather than fearing it, and because of this he has taken amazing strides in his control and abilities. He can take the sword out and not be completely swathed in flames as he once was, and has even taken up new ways of attacking such as "Satan Bomb!" and "Satan Slash!" (Shura encouraged him to name his attacks) which allow him to send his flames out in stronger, more powerful ways that he can actually keep control of.

That said, he did still "accidentally" burn all of Shima's clothes off at a later point, though how accidental that was is... debatable considering how everyone was treating Shima at the time.

Rin also has the ability to communicate with other lesser demons through telepathy - he can hear them even when others can’t and can respond to them and be understood by them mentally.

Also, he’s a really, really good cook.

Items on your character:

*Kurikara w/case
*Wallet w/chain and charm, small amount of yen, True Cross Academy ID and Exwire ID
*Cell phone
*Infinity key and key to dorm on chain necklace
*True Cross Academy uniform : tan sweater w/ emblem, black slacks, white button up, striped tie