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Young Kivolka Learns Combat Sambo
Original line art done by Maex-Artistry, edited and colored (poorly) by me.
Already a Boxing and Wrestling expert, the young special operative takes a look at the then fledgling martial art of Sambo. She wasn't particularly impressed at first, but then she saw its militarized variant, Combat Sambo. Seeing the incredible potential of Combat Sambo not only as a form of weaponless self-defense, but as a sport in its own right, Kivolka raced to the first instructor she can find on base who can teach her.
"This 'Combat Sambo', or at least something like it, can possibly become a huge sport someday.".
Combat Sambo would turn out to be a 'gateway' martial art for the young fighter/soldier as the hybrid nature of it encouraged her to learn more martial arts later on like Lethwei and Taekwondo.
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Kivolka Character Sheet:
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Tomorrow at 12pm EST my first grappling tutorial goes live. While my specialization and preference lies in the stand up realm. I've spent a tremendous amount of time dedicated to a well rounded overall game. I come from a fairly unique grappling background touching upon Catch Wrestling, Shooto, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and more. I look forward to sharing with you guys some of the tricks I've picked up along the way, just like the ones in this tutorial. Check it out!
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MrMonster's Martial Arts Journey: Sambo
Country of Origin: Russia
History: In the 1920s, the Soviet Union’s interior ministry wanted to create a style of hand-to-hand combat that would aid The Red Army on the battlefield. Russian martial artists Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov were given the task of combining the best techniques from several martial arts, including judo, Japanese jiu-jitsu, and catch wrestling to create a martial art that would make their soldiers unstoppable in any close quarters combat situation, and sambo was the end result. Even after the dissolution of The USSR, sambo continues to be practiced by The Russian Federation’s armed forces, and is now a popular sport practiced around the world.
Techniques
As both a striking and grappling martial art, sambo has a wide variety of techniques. The main ones include, but are not limited to,…
Leg Locks
Body Throws
Casting Punches
Famous practitioners
Undefeated UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov
Keanu Reeves, who trained sambo for the John Wick film franchise
Russian dictator president Vladimir Putin
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Out of curiosity, what kind of hobbies and/or special interests do the various characters have?
Ooh, some I’ve touched on in other asks, but I’ll reiterate them again here in one post 😁
Ash
Clearly, for Ash, it’s trying to learn various different kinds of martial arts that can help them get the edge in battle, like Sambo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, etc.
Recently, they’ve been a bit interested in tinkering with their motorcycles too (although, they will never tinker with their mom’s bike). Just trying to learn more about these machines that they love. They’re not a mechanic yet, but they are learning.
But outside of combat and motorcycle related stuff, they love listening to music and they listen to a wide genre of songs, depending on their mood. They’ve tried learning guitar when they were younger, but just stopped after getting frustrated, deciding to fully dedicate themself to their training instead 😆
Maybe if they live in a more mundane life, they would be a pretty good guitarist and they would be a band kid or something 🤣
Rin
Their mom is a classically trained musician and she taught them a bit on how to read musical notes and playing piano. But eventually, they just got too busy with their studies and their increasing responsibilities that they just stopped. They’re far from good in playing piano, but they’re at least decent.
Also, it was their mother who often played classical music for them, especially whenever they had a headache after using their ability too much. To this day, they still love to listen to classical music and listen to it whenever they need to chill.
But their secret special interest is actually in cooking 😌 Whenever they can, they will try to cook their own meal, but most of the time, they can’t, so they go eat outside. They also can do a bit of baking, mostly simple stuff. Maybe one day, they’ll take a more advanced baking class (private, of course, except if MC or Ash wants to join too).
Santana
Honestly, they don’t really know. They’ve always been really busy with their job, or trying to get enough sleep. They do enjoy cooking simple but hearty home-cooked meals occasionally, mostly recipes from their mom. But they’re not as passionate in cooking compared to Rin.
Their hobby is reading novels, even if they don’t really have much time to do that ever since they started their career. They mostly read whatever that intrigues them, but mostly, those end up being fantasy or sci-fi or historical fiction.
You’d think they love to read mystery or thriller, but honestly, they are already dealing with unsolved cases almost everyday—a lot of them leaving them lie awake at night. They don’t really need to read more fictional cases.
Skylar
Their special interests are in arts stuff, especially drawing/sketching and poetry and a bit of amateur photography.
They’re pretty good in drawing and sketching, and decent in photography (mostly done on their phone for Facegram anyway), but the poetry… It’s a work in progress, alright 😂
They have a little journal book they usually bring around to do lil sketches, or write ideas, or try to write poetry. They hide it in a secure and secret place somewhere 🤭
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Concept sketch for a SLARPG fan character I want to make. I still have no name for her, but I figure she’s an underground fighter of some sort with the title “The Queen of Combat”. Her uniform is a combination of the ones uses in Shuai Jiao, Pankration, and Sambo.
Maybe if enough fans get together, we can make fan guilds?
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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (born 28 September 1976) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist (MMA), sambist, and judoka and politician. Emelianenko was the PRIDE Heavyweight Champion from 2003 to the organisation's closure in 2007, a four-time combat sambo world champion, and two-time Russian national judo bronze medalist, among other championships and accolades.
This is his own draw illstration !
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Seeun x Reader:Deadshot
A/N: this is an AU, so some parts of Seeun's debut and career are tweaked to make things a tad more realistic
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The world was not what it seemed, with an underworld whose roots spread further than that of Yggdrasil. The criminal underworld was a treacherous one, but one that Seeun had no choice to adapt to, seeing as how she was picked up from the streets by them, a street urchin on the brink of death, resuscitated, and molded into a weapon, only to be granted freedom from under Yggdrasil once her "debt" was paid. Seeun was trained day and night, in a course that could only be summarised as the most efficient ways to incapacitate and kill someone, training in Martial arts like Sambo, Akido, Judo, Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, as well as Krav Maga. Not only that, Seeun was turned into a weapons expert, guns, Melee weapons, give Seeun a Number 2 Pencil and she'd drop bodies. With that, Seeun worked her way up the branches of Yggdrasil, becoming one of their top enforcers with deadly aim, earning her the moniker, Deadshot.
None of this was by choice of course, Seeun hated what she did. She valued human life, and while some of the people she put down were horrible people, people who deserved worse than a bullet to the head, not all of them were. Some were just in the wrong place in the wrong time, or offended the wrong person. Every time Seeun pulled a trigger, or snapped a neck, a little part of her soul died, only one thing kept her soul intact. You.
Like her, you were dragged in from the streets, like her, an orphan, with no one who would miss you. Though you and Seeun were approximately the same age, you were found from the streets later than she was, making you less experienced than her. Seeing you struggle with the training as she once did, Seeun took you under her wing, helping train you, and to Seeun's surprise, gaining an unlikely friend, in the worst of places.
"I heard that Cain is sending us on a mission soon. Some crazy guy roided up with the wrong juice, makes him impervious to pain. It's gonna be tough." Seeun said as the two of you sparred, kali sticks in hand as you circled each other.
"Sounds like fun." You smirked, suddenly changing your pace, catching Seeun off guard, knocking her onto the ground
"Told you Sseni, You might be better with a gun, but I'm better at hand to hand combat." You chuckled, offering your hand to Seeun, helping her up as she rolled her eyes.
"That was just luck, I'll kick your ass next time." Seeun said as she lightly shoved you, her head bolting to the left as the entrance to the training room opened, a messenger appearing.
"Cain requires your presence in the main hall now."
The two of you shared a smile, before nodding and following the messenger.
"Deadshot, Hawke. I believe you've heard what this mission will entail, here's an official brief. Your target goes by the name Samson, and he operates out of a Warehouse by the docks. Locate him and take him. Alive. That is all." Never one to waste words, Cain swiftly briefed the two agents on the mission, the two nodding as they turned to leave.
"Deadshot, stay, I have need of you." Seeun turned to Y/N, nodding to you as you left the room.
"What."
"As the person who trained you since we found you, I have grown a soft spot for you, so I give this advice to you. Whatever feelings you have for Y/N, lose it, kill it."
Seeun wore a mask of indifference, but she was trying her best to hold together her slipping facade. Somewhere, sometime during a mission, or training, Seeun found herself falling in love with you. Your laugh, your smile, your way of holding her together, Seeun found her love in a life of death and pain, the silver lining in the sea of red.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Seeun coldly replied, staring Cain dead in the eye as he chuckled.
"Say whatever you want kid. I did you a favour, checked in with the Elders, this will be your last mission, then you're free. You won't be seeing Y/N anymore after this." Cain shot Seeun a small smile, Seeun recoiling in shock, but nodded.
"Before you go, take it from someone who's been here far too long. For people like us, Love is like a bullet to the brain."
"Sseni, you feeling alright? You've been oddly silent this whole ride." You asked, your eyes not leaving the knife you twirled in your hand as you ran a cloth over it.
"This is going to be my last mission." Seeun blurted out, unable to keep the secret to herself while her mind was deep in thought on her conversation with Cain. On the one hand, Seeun was glad to be done with this life, the killing, the missions, but on the other hand, Seeun would never see you again. Until the elders set you free, but who knows how long that would take?
"Oh, that's great Sseun! You get to go live that life you've always wanted to!" You excitedly cheer, finally sheathing your knife, jumping towards Seeun and throwing her into a hug.
"Yeh." Was all Seeun could mutter, because somewhere along the way, the life that Seeun wanted to live would not be one she wanted at all, if you weren't in it.
"Deadshot, Hawke, 2 minutes out." The driver said, pounding on the wall between his seat and the two of you nodded, Seeun brandished her modified assault rifle and you primed your electric bites, hopping off the van, then getting to high ground, surveying the warehouse.
Seeun flicked her infrared goggles down, surveying the warehouse.
"Target is with 4 of his men, lightly armed, Hawke, head to Breach Point Alpha, then enter on my signal. Take down the men, then take on Samson, I'll cover you then join." You nodded, bolting to the other exposed window, waiting for Seeun's nod, then jumping in, shooting 2 electric bites at the men, stunning them while they convulsed, allowing you to easily knock them down, other two falling to the ground, Seeun's marksmanship showing itself.
"I didn't expect Yggdrasil here so soon." Samson said with a smug smile. Jumping towards him, you shot a bite at him, but he chuckled shrugging it off.
Redoubling your efforts, you charged at Samson, drop kicking him, then flicking a flechette at him, which stabbed him in the shoulder, but it seemed to have no effect on him.
"Didn't your beloved elders brief you, I don't feel pain anymore, and he who doesn't feel pain, can't be beat." He proclaimed with his arms out, before bum rushing you, his speed astonished you as you only barely got out of his way, his shoulder grazing you and sending you back a few feet. Brushing it off, you charged at Samson, engaging in a fierce duel as you dodged, parried and weaved, trying to find a weak spot, but none presented itself, and you soon found yourself on the ground.
"Deadshot, I can't get a hit on this guy, he just keeps getting up." You shouted into the comms
"Hold him down, I need a clean shot." Seeun said, you followed her as you saw the glare from her scope
"Negative Deadshot, we need him alive."
"Hold him down Hawke, trust me."
Nodding, you lunged at Samson once again, but instead of going for his body, you went for his joints, grappling around him, eventually holding him in a lock.
Holding Samson in place, you saw 4 quick flashes, seeing Samson's limbs light up, blood splattering, and you suddenly felt less resistance.
Letting go of Samson, his body dropped to the ground, struggling but unable to get up.
"What did you do?" You asked in the comms, Seeun grappling down to you.
"Just because he can't feel his tendons being torn, doesn't mean he doesn't need them. Let's get him to the van Hawke." Seeun smirked, helping you as you restrained Samson, depositing him in the van
The day went by in a blur. After taking Samson down, you delivered him to the elders, then helped Seeun pack. It was a tearful goodbye to say the least, in her time in Yggdrasil, in her time of knowing you, Seeun always wanted so badly to tell you how she felt. Seeun's heartbeat wouldn't quicken when entering a room full of deathtraps, but it would do somersaults when she looked at you. As the two of you sat in her room, she wanted so very much to tell you everything, how she felt about you.
"Sseni, you okay? You look constipated. It's actually kinda funny." You giggled as you looked as Seeun's face, Seeun rolling her eyes as she motioned for you to sit beside her.
"I need to tell you something Y/N." Seeun said, putting her hand on your shoulder.
You hummed, sitting next to her and laying on her shoulder, which did not help Seeun.
"Umm, so I wanted to tell you, that we've known each other for so long, and I think we've spent alot of time together, and we're close, an-" Seeun tried to talk, but she choked on every word she tried, and you giggled at her antics
"Calm down Sseni, breathe." You put your hand on her shoulder, trying to calm her down, though it backfired in a spectacular fashion.
This was it, Seeun knew she wouldn't be able to do it if she tried to do it slowly.
"I think I'm in love with you." Seeun quickly blurted out, and you tensed up on her shoulder
You slowly got up from her, turning to her with a serious look on your face, a face Seeun had only seen when the two of you were on missions.
"I guess I knew." You whispered. On a certain level, you always knew. It was in your training to know what was happening everywhere around you, so it was hard to miss Seeun's glances when she would stare at you when you trained, or her shortened breaths when you leaned on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Sseni, but I don't think I can do this." You whispered.
"Does that mean you don't feel the same way?" Seeun closed her eyes, turning away, not willing to bear what came next.
"No, it doesn't mean that, but...I can't do it while I'm still in this...place. Once I'm free, we'll have this conversation alright?" You turned, leaving a light kiss on her forehead.
"I'll wait for you." Seeun whispered as you left the room
"See you soon Sseni."
As Seeun left Yggdrasil, she was stopped by Cain, who pulled Seeun aside.
"The elders would like to thank you for your service all these years. You have been one of our finest agents since Penumbra. And for that, they've allowed me to extend you a courtesy."
Cain handed Seeun a phone, and on it she saw one contact. Cain's
"I know you're stubborn, you and Hawke will most likely not let this go. I'll keep you posted on Hawke. Now go, live a life, a good one. Good luck kid."
Seeun nodded, thanking Cain before heading out of the base.
"Thank you so much!" Seeun excitedly replied, before hanging up and squealing, excited to hear that her application into High Up Entertainment was excited. As she was lying down on her bed, excited about finally being able to be an idol, a career she had always been interested in, her burner chimed.
"Hawke's been doing well, she's risen to the top of Yggdrasil. She should be out soon."
Things couldn't get better, Seeun was ecstatic as not only was she achieving a sense of normalcy, you were going to be free soon, and the two of you could live together, the plan was perfect.
"Seeun, how are you not exhausted?" Isa exclaimed as Seeun shrugged, chuckling as Isa nudged her on the shoulder, other trainees looking at Seeun in shock, murmuring and questioning how she was not tired after hours on hours of practice and training.
"Seeun-unnie, your special phone rang!" Yoon exclaimed as she ran to Seeun, phone in hand.
"Thank you Ja Yun." Seeun excitedly jumped up, opening the messages
"There's chatter amongst the elders of an upcoming mission being Hawke's last, data retrieval then assassination of Kim Chaewon."
Seeun was conflicted. On the one hand, she knew who Kim Chaewon was. She was a Chaebol, but worked for the good of the people. She was a philanthropist, who took care of the poor, and to assassinate her, it would be a crime, a sin. But on the other hand, this meant she could be with Y/N. Finally, after 2 years of waiting. She could hardly wait
"Okay girls, great work today, have a good rest, the company should be sending someone over to pick us up." Sumin talked to the girls, pulling Yeeun in as the exhausted girl leaned on the leader. Seeun tossed a bottle of water to Sieun, chuckling as she watched her chug the entire bottle. Resting on her chair, Seeun's phone chimed, could it finally be time?
"Hawke's been stalling her mission. The elders suspect foul play, or a change of heart. For both your sakes, I hope that Hawke completes her mission with haste."
Seeun gripped the phone tightly, wishing from the bottom of her heart that the elders were wrong.
From the back of her pocket, Seeun took out a picture, one she had taken after sending a PI after Chaewon.
"Woah, who's that!" Isa exclaimed as she rushed to Seeun's side.
"Just someone I know." Seeun answered, eyes trained on the picture
"She's cute." Isa commented, raising her hands up in surrender when Seeun shot her a dirty look.
"You're not wrong." Seeun chuckled, looking forlornly at the picture in her hand.
"Why haven't you asked her out yet?" Isa teased, nudging Seeun on the shoulder, a sense of sadness washing over Seeun.
"There's certain restrictions for now, but soon, I'll ask her out soon. Don't you worry about it Chae."
"You've got to introduce us, alright?" Isa asked, small smile on her face, happy to know her friend had someone special.
"Of course."
"I need to go, now!" Seeun shouted, her eyes locked on her phone in fear as she called for Sumin.
"Unnie, I need to leave, it's an emergency."
"Wha- Seeun, we have a performance soon, the manager won't let you leave." Sumin looked at Seeun in confusion, partly worried about what had her friend so spooked
"Please." Seeun pleaded, and Sumin finally relented.
Seeun nodded, sprinting out of the room as she headed back to headquarters, running into her old mentor and handler.
"Deadshot, you can't be here." Cain warned, knowing what Seeun had come back for.
"I need to talk to the elders, please." Seeun pleaded with Cain, panic bubbling in her chest.
"Seeun, are you sure you want to do this. The elders aren't people you want to owe." Cain warned, unwilling to see someone he had grown to care for throw herself into such a dangerous situation.
"Please, Cain." Seeun asked once again. After deep thought, Cain nodded, making a call on his phone, then leading Seeun down the hallway.
Seeun entered the room to see 4 people, sat behind a table as they stared her down.
"Elders, I'm here to plead for leniency for Hawke." Seeun said, bowing down at the 4 figures.
"Hawke has betrayed us, and forsaken her mission because she fell in love with her target. She has put Yggdrasil at risk, she must be put down." One of the figures spoke, causing Seeun to panic.
"There has to be a way to pardon her. Both Hawke and I have done so much for Yggdrasil."
"You have, but that does not change the fact that insubordination must be punished."
In her desperation, Seeun proposed a compromise.
"I'll do it! I'll finish Hawke's mission, then we'll leave, Yggdrasil will not be in danger. I'm one of the best agents in the history of Yggdrasil, putting me on this mission is as close to a surefire as you're gonna get."
Hearing this proposal, the first elder raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued by the propostion.
"You got out Deadshot. You have a life now, as a celebrity I believe. Doing this will jeopardise your life. Do you understand the risks?" The elder questioned, Seeun nodding. She'd do anything to get Y/N out of danger.
The 4 elders looked to each other, murmuring and discussing, before finally nodding.
"The elders accept your proposal, Hawke will be spared and released, contingent on the elimination of Kim Chaewon."
"Thank you."
"Ms Kim will be making a public appearance in 2 days. Be warned though, Hawke knows that the company will not cease in their assault on Ms Kim, and she knows how our agents operate, so there will be tons of security. Good luck Deadshot." Cain gave a quick brief, rolling a map across the table and leaving Seeun a key. Grabbing the key, Seeun turned, opening the drawers behind her, retrieving her modified assault rifle, the weapon of her torment, but just one more time. This was all just for one more time.
"This is going to be a mistake. Do you really think Hawke will go with you after you kill her lover in cold blood?" Cain questioned, looking at Seeun in pity.
"I have to, I'm doing this to keep her alive." Seeun whispered.
The sickening crunch and crack of bones filled the empty room, the body of security hired to protect the event Chaewon was hosting collided with the wall, then collapsing onto the ground. Seeun quickly found a perch offering her an eyeline to the podium, setting up her rifle bipod, proning to get a good eyeline on Chaewon.
After minutes of waiting, Chaewon finally emerged from the building, shadowed by you as you looked around carefully. Seeing you, Seeun froze. She hadn't seen you in 3 years, and you hadn't changed one bit. You still looked every bit as radiant as the day Seeun left. Seeun quickly shook it off, refocusing as she scoped in onto Chaewon. Seeun took a deep breath, her scope trained onto Chaewon, then pulled the trigger.
The world came crashing down around her, widespread panic ensued, as medics crowded around the fallen body, cries of despair filling the area, and Seeun fell back in shock.
How did this happen? No. No. No. This was not supposed to happen. You weren't supposed to see the glare, you weren't supposed to know someone else had a sniper to Chaewon. You weren't supposed to be fast enough. You saw the glare, and immediately recognised what it was, charging at Chaewon to get her down, and out of the sniper's view. But it all happened too late. Chaewon was safe, but on top of her, laid your limp body, blood spurting from your neck as Chaewon screamed.
From her rooftop, Seeun fell back in shock, panic and despair filling her body as she stared at her mess, the consequences of her actions dawning upon her, your lifeless body being the only thing Seeun could see, letting out a scream of pure agony. Seeun then felt a searing pain in her abdomen, her scream alerting other members of security to her position, and they swiftly took her down. But Seeun didn't care. What was the point of life if you weren't in hers? Seeun didn't want to live without you.
As she laid on the rooftop, breathing laboured and raggedy, she realised that Cain was right. About you, and about her.
For people like you and Seeun, Love was like a bullet to the brain
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Random First Class Trio Headcanon #2: Hobbies & Skills
Genesis is good at calligraphy, and it shows in his penmanship: the strokes, loops, and lines are so clean and precise, almost methodical. He still has the calligraphy set gifted to him by his foster parents when he became SOLDIER 1st Class, and he uses it to send them artfully crafted letters.
Out of the three, Angeal is most proficient in hand-to-hand combat (while Genesis specializes in magic and Sephiroth has the best swordsmanship). His favorite disciplines are jiu-jitsu, judo, sambo, boxing, and wrestling—all of which allow him to make good use of his strong limbs and hulking build.
Although he doesn't use the skill in battle (and really, he doesn't have to), Sephiroth is scarily proficient in archery—thanks to the combined efforts of his enhanced senses and lots of practice—and can easily adapt to different bows. This has greatly helped with his focus and coordination.
When he's not training, reading LOVELESS, or practicing calligraphy, Genesis is busy honing his mixology skills (which is not surprising considering this is the same guy that invented the Banora White juice). He finds the process itself fascinating: the idea of experimenting with different ingredients, techniques, and tools to come up with diverse types of drinks. (Somebody make a modern AU where Genesis takes mixology classes from Tifa🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻) This skill perfectly complements Angeal's expertise in the kitchen, and the trio often get together in Angeal's room to have a nice meal with drinks during their downtime.
Sephiroth secretly writes novellas; he finds the activity a great outlet for his thoughts and feelings. They're mostly grim and dark in terms of plot, however. But, most surprisingly, he's also an avid reader of erotica (a fact that Genesis eventually discovers, much to his chagrin), and often jerks off to them. As stoic as he may be, he still has needs.
When he's off duty, Angeal conducts self-defense classes for women. He gives them safety tips and teaches them how to break free from locks and holds, where are the best places to strike, and how to use their environment to their advantage. As a result, many of his students joined his fanclub as a show of their gratitude.
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More Winged Spies Ramblings!!!
So you know how in the end credits, Illya's combat experience lists "Russian Sambo Champion RNS 1953, Judo 4th Dan" which is (I THINK, I know nothing about it lol), martial arts??
In the Winged People AU, do you think there would be a separate Aerial Martial Arts for combat in the sky, or would that just be naturally included in the regular Martial Arts??
Either way, Illya can do an aerial version of that fucking drop, summersault, take down move, whatever-its-called from the bathroom scene. I imagine he sinks his talons into their flesh and folds his wings to just drop, using the plummet to wrap around his opponent like he did to Solo, extending his wings again at the last possible second and landing gracefully with their target in trembling (or straight up unconscious) tow lol
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⊠ ɪᴅ . . . ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ ›› [ dev patel / 35 / nonbinary / he + they ] mercy headquarters is pleased to officially introduce URIEL LAKHANI. they have been apart of the organization for seventeen years, serving as FIELD AGENT agent and has been assigned the codename AGENT SERAPH. it's worth noting that their file indicates they have undergone the solaris treatment and host SHADOW MANIPULATION / DARKNESS MIMICRY. according to our dossier, the agent exhibits a combination of PATIENT and ALOOF traits, fitting for someone reminiscent of waking up with your heart pounding in your chest after a night of running from your deepest fears, knowing that your patience is more the vice of a trained killer than the virtue of a saint and the faint chanting of uncertain prayers heard through paper-thin walls . prior to embarking on any mission, the find solace in listening to the song “he loves me (lyzel in e flat)“ by JILL SCOTT.
BASIC INFORMATION :
full name : uriel lakhani . name meaning : of hebrew origin meaning “ god is my light ; flame of god. “ . nickname(s) : urie . age : thirty-five . date of birth : november third . hometown : london, england . current location : the apex city , washington . ethnicity : gujarati indian . nationality : english . gender : demiman . pronouns : he / they . orientation : panromantic - demisexual . religion : hindu . occupation : field agent for mercy , neighborhood handyman . living arrangements : a third floor apartment . language(s) spoken : english , gujarati . accent : english .
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE :
face claim : dev patel . hair color : black . eye color : dark brown . height : six foot two inches / one - hundred and eighty - seven centimeters . weight : one - hundred and fifty pounds / sixty - eight kilograms . build : lean, toned mesomorph . tattoos : none . piercings : none . clothing style : casual clothes are limited to comfortable wear . soft and slightly oversized sweaters that he pulls at to cover an exposed shoulder , comfortable slacks and slippers or slides . mostly earth tones or deep maroons . their combat gear is in all black. tight and long sleeve turtlenecks with stylized cargo pants . a pair of leather gloves and boots with a number of his signature weapons , ballistic switchblades, carried on his person . usual expression : soft smile . distinguishing characteristics : floppy hair , faint freckles , beauty marks , uneven blink .
HEALTH :
physical ailments : none . neurological conditions : none . mental health : maladaptive daydreaming , depersonalisation disorder . allergies : none . sleeping habits : chronic nightmares, insomnia . can stay awake for days until their body gives out . eating habits : vegetarian due to religion . exercise habits : very strict workout and training regime that includes cardio and lifting . body temperature : hot-natured . addictions : cheese . will actually eat an entire bag of shredded cheese in one sitting . drug use : none . alcohol use : none, due to religion . skills : knife combat , sambo , savate , skilled marksman .
PERSONALITY :
general : enigmatic and aloof ; always hard to guess what’s going through his head . enjoys listening and coexisting , doesn’t like sharing or public speaking . green flag : never too proud to apologize . red flag : holds grudges . label : the atoner . mbti : the consul . natal chart : scorpio sun , capricorn moon , capricorn rising . positive traits : patient , adaptable , compassionate , gentle and hard-working . negative traits : aloof , deceitful , doubtful , secretive and timid . goals / desires : inner peace and freedom. he wants to find out who he is outside of serving as a field agent . memories are adjusted and this desire is forgotten , but it always comes creeping back . fears : the idea of fully losing himself . when he looks in the mirror , he doesn’t recognize the person who stares back . hobbies : reading beautiful poetry ( and the resulting toxic trait that tells him he can write some just like it ) , cooking , gardening , making tea . habits: cracking his knuckles , scratching at the back of his neck , pinching his arm to wake from a daydream .
POWERS :
shadow manipulation + darkness mimicry — ( eyes mention + body horror tw ) the ability to not only manipulate and control shadows , but to take the form of darkness personified . they are able to travel from shadow to shadow , giving them a high mobility stat and especially making them a threat in highly shadowed areas , as well as at night . uriel's power not only gives the ability to access the shadows , but also a shadow realm where he is able to summon the assistance of creatures made of shadow for ranged / zoned combat . he has the ability to make clones of shadow that can assist him in battle as well , making any battle against him a one to many . he always says that he works better by himself , as he is his own army .
however , the more clones he summons , the more disfigured they become . two or three might match his appearance perfectly , however more may appear less human entirely with features such as black eyes ( or multiple eyes entirely ) , uncontrollable tremors or rows of teeth . uriel's own shadow acts as a portal that he can retreat into when they need to escape , however , the shadow realm , the source of his powers , is a dangerous place to inhabit for both the people he pulls into it as well as himself for long periods of time . the shadows become hostile and hungry and will turn on him at and show . the weaker or more injured he is , the least likely he is to rely on his abilities and instead he will turn to physical combat , something he is very skilled in .
he can mimic the creatures of the dark , including gaining access to shapeshift into them temporarily to gain flight from a winged form , swim into the depths and form a spiked armor around his person . his power's main benefit depends on his ability to collaborate with the darkness itself . it admires power and requires him to stay alert . this fear of being consumed contributes to his insomnia and the need to resist his maladaptive daydreaming , as there have been times when they are fading and have nearly been absorbed into the shadows as prey .
POWER INSPIRATION :
noob saibot ( mortal kombat ) + zato 1 ( guilty gear strive ) .
HISTORY :
𝐈. you cannot remember your mother’s face but you can remember how the nightmare you had at age six left an impression on you . you were timid and mostly quiet save for the sound of small sniffles . god , they’d say, this just wouldn’t do . how could you survive this new world when you were so full of water that it threatened to pull you under ? how could they convince you to find purpose when what you really craved was comfort ? the blank faces of your parents manifested as shadows in your nightmares and you would run from them until you reached what felt like the very edge of your mind . with nowhere left to go, you would jump off the ledge to the nothing that awaited you and wake up with a gasp before you could hit the bottom . it was not real , you tell yourself. nothing is real .
however , during the day , you were consumed by daydreams that felt too real – more real than the small rations that you were given when you sat shoulder to shoulder with the other children . more real than the itchy and paper-thin blanket that was too short to cover both your arms and your feet . daydreams were blissful breaks from your harsh reality. the parents you ran from in your nightmares stood in your daydreams with their arms outstretched and wearing the faces of the people you trusted ; people like the lady that gave you her spring rolls or the old man that let you have the comics section of his newspaper . the maladaptive daydreaming may have been a coping mechanism , a method of dealing with the cruelty of life in . in a place so bleak and grim, you were the child that dared to dream , so much so that it was quickly recognized as something you would have to be conditioned to hate in order for you to be of any use .
𝐈𝐈. the introduction of memory adjustments made it more difficult to tell what was real . they robbed you of your escapes, associating your daydreams with pain until your brain made the two synonymous . through your treatments , your memory was wiped so aggressively that you did not remember the face of the spring roll lady or the newspaper man . you did not remember any of the faces that the mannequins who served as your parents wore – you could not even recognize the person that you saw in the mirror . for days , you refused to sleep ; you were tired of running from creatures that you feared . you began begrudgingly to pinch yourself out of your daydreams and you fought sleep until you collapsed . all of the phantoms of your past were replaced by a woman cloaked in white , telling you it would be okay , promising to help you find purpose . to embrace reality instead of fear it .
the hallucinations began shortly after due to your lack of sleep . your growing depersonalisation disorder makes it feel as though you are constantly having an out of body experience ; as if you’re sharing your body with a stranger . no amount of pinching your arm wakes you from this dream. you scream, but only your conscience can hear. you try to summon tears , but they don’t dare fall from where they gather at the corner of your eyes . nothing is real . your arms sit at your sides and your spine is straight as you take orders from your caretaker . the kitchen knife that they place in your hand weighs it down , but the sleek metal feels familiar ( as if it should have been there all along ) . you fight for control , telling yourself that you are someone , even if it means so little , you are the one that is full of water and whimsy . you look in the mirror hoping to find remnants of the stubborn daydreamer . for a moment , you swear you can feel them , the tears finally falling from the pools collected at the corners of your eyes , but when you look in the mirror to confirm , your reflection smiles back , eyes dry and that knife from earlier sitting snug in their hand . nothing is real . nothing is real . nothing is real , but you must find purpose . you see mercy as something to finally ground your feet . you make yourself available to them fresh out of high school , in fact , it's the only cause that motivates you to leave the life of an orphan with your head in the clouds behind . those phantoms seem so far now.
𝐈𝐈𝐈. years pass you by . with the frequent assignments and memory therapy , you find yourself unable to recall the last few years of your life . you have traveled all over the world as a field agent , though the moniker ‘ sereph ‘ seems more fitting . the angel who brings the end with blades in hand and shadows bending to your command . years of questioning have broken the cage that your conscience rested in for so many years and you begin to hesitate , to question . every assignment that follows takes a piece of you ; that knife feels more of an extension of yourself than a tool and you wish to put it down for good . over time , you find yourself feeling jealousy towards the retired agents , but you only dare to voice it in silent prayers . you could never bring yourself to leave , this life had defined you . you try to piece together the lost memories , to cypher through what is real and what is a nightmare . your daydreams return more aggressively with every session , trapping you in a sense of sleep paralysis that your pinches cannot break . you've fallen into a system with your duty to mercy . complete a mission , wash it off of you then lay on bended knees and flat palms and pray for forgiveness . you hold on tight to the memories that you do have and listen to your conscience as it repeats three sayings that leave your hallowed mind bewildered.
this is just a dream .
answer the call of duty ; your purpose .
nothing is real .
HEADCANONS :
staring off into space , tipping his head to the side and twirling a piece of his hair around his finger are all indications that he is maladaptive daydreaming . hallucinates when they have been awake for a few days at a time . can figure out how to fix just about anything ( but swears he’s just a professional google searcher ) . always carries at least three switchblades on his person . has a green thumb and a whole vegetable garden in the landlord’s front yard . soft spoken , easiest way to get him to speak is to corner him with questions . very religious ; he'll still take a life without blinking , but he will pray for forgiveness later that night and morning .
WANTED CONNECTIONS :
WATER IS POWERFUL : urie has always heard that he is full of so much water , that there is no place for dreamers and sniffles in mercy . however , your muse has become a support system for him by encouraging his dreams and telling him that his aspirations of a life outside of being a field agent are more possible than he may think . so what if he’s all water ? water breaks dams and cuts paths through solid stone . water is powerful .
JUST CHECKING IN : you live in the same apartment complex in the apex city with him , in the apart ment right next to him , actually . you both live quiet lives to where a routine morning for you involves the sound of him whispering prayers. night for you is hearing him hum while he chops vegetables through the paper-like walls. you’ve fallen into this routine with each other as you now find comfort in the other’s small presence. the next morning , instead of the prayers that you have come to use as a personal alarm clock , you hear the sound of crying ; small and muffled , but there .
THE PACT : you are the only person he has ever told . he tried to push it off as a joke , but no one jokes about retiring from mercy . “ i don’t think i could ever do it alone . “ he muses with a soft smile . “ what if i do it with you ? “ you ask . only silence follows .
TAXES AND LAUNDRY : being with you was the closest he ever got to some semblance of whatever ‘ normal ‘ could or should have been . sadly , it is just one of the many memories that have been taken from him over the years . being forgotten is painful , but there’s something that keeps bringing him back to you . you just keep meeting . you can be mad at the lives that were given to you , or fate or even him . maybe he’ll eventually understand why him saying, “ in another life, i would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you . “ instantly brings tears to your eyes.
AND WE DESERVE TO DIE : perhaps mercy has wronged you in so many ways . rather you are an field agent or otherwise yourself , you have done your time and you want out . you confide in him and are relieved when he supports you , but later that night you are heartbroken to see that they are the one to stop you and bring you back . this betrayal is something that you refuse to forgive him for , as he ruined your only chance at freedom .
I DON'T THINK THAT'S SILLY AT ALL : you are someone that he calls his best friend . you have been around for as long as his spotty memory can recall . you’re someone that encourages his daydreaming , swatting his hands away when he goes to pinch his arm and asking them about what they see . the vivid and imaginative imagery that he provides allows you to fade into a dreamland that you have created for just the two of you .
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Combat Style
The Black Widow is known for being one of the most proficient fighters in the Marvel Universe, alongside Steve Rogers. She is trained in every known form of combat, and has a few notable types that she relies on often, based on the posing.
Russian Sambo: Russian Sambo is a form of martial arts, created in the Soviet Union in 1938. It relies on throws, pins, and joint locks. It permits leg attacks, such as takedowns, kicks and ankle locks/knee bars. Natalia has used this various times to throw or flip her enemies.
Taekwondo: Taekwondo is a Korean martial art. It focuses on kicks, hand movements and grappling techniques. This is what Natalia uses when she kicks a taller opponent in the face. She also uses this style for flip and jump kicks.
Shinobi iri: While not a combat style, Natalia has used this to sneak up on and/or attack her opponents from behind in a dark environment. A good example of this is her surprising Bucky Barnes by appearing behind him from the shadows and covering his mouth, holding a knife to his throat.
Acrobatics: Being trained in gymnastics and acrobatics, Natalia uses this in combat to evade enemies. She will even use it to avoid gunfire. She's used it multiple times to land when repelling from buildings with her grappling hook from her wrist gauntlets.
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i loved my sambo trainer actually like he was completely insane but also the funniest man i've ever met. also despite me training with him for many years starting when i was 9 he never actually learned by name because he always called people either by just their surnames or by a nickname and i got the nickname treatment because i bit someome so he started calling me a dog. and then kept it up for eight whole years even though i am so human and not canine biologically speaking and i don't bite anymore. but he was fun and also had this thing where like for most of the years there wasn't a combat sambo league where we were so he just decided to go "no training for competition you're going to learn how to beat people up for real like i did in the army no need to get a uniform." which i did appreciate but again is only useful in very specific situations like being someome with a propensity for fighting people when mildly drunk. anyway he is a legend but he was also a "walk it off" guy when it came to concussions so it's incredible to me that he never got sued because of that. anyway i had to leave due to being really broke and busy but i shall return to boris and his weird dungeoney sambo gym
HE SOUNDS INCREDIBLE YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO BORIS. I LOVE THIS MAN
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