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OOC INFORMATION.

NAME: Jade.

CONTACT: fullofsunshine

AGE: 28.

OTHER CHARACTERS: N/A

IC INFORMATION.

BASICS

CHARACTER NAME: Osamu Dazai.

CANON: Bungo Stray Dogs.

CANON POINT: Chapter 101.

AGE: 22.

BACKGROUND

HISTORY: WIKI PAGE

PERSONALITY:
cw for depression and suicide

What impression does your character give when meeting someone for the first time? How does the first impression differ from your character’s true nature?

Dazai is a man of many masks. Upon first glance, he's eccentric, the type of person who makes one blink slowly at his antics, unsure how they can come from an adult. He's known to pull pranks, as giving his partner wrong lifehacks and information simply to annoy the poor man. He's loud, quirky, obnoxious, childish and much like a trickster. If the person he's speaking to happens to be a woman, they encounter Dazai's terrible propensity to flirt, openly, shamelessly, and perhaps disturbingly for some. Plainly suicidal, he doesn't shy away from talking about it either, much nonchalantly and in a light tone, as if he was talking about something trivial as the weather. Work-averse and whiny, Dazai might be taken as unreliable with how much he dodges responsibilities he deems boring, such as reports.

Underneath his mask, however, lies a man of absurdly high intellect, depressed, numb, and lonely, whose views in life and existence border on miserable. He's ruthless, manipulative, concerned with his own self-interest, and bothers little with the duality of good and bad. As several characters put it through the series, he's absolutely horrifying, his blood black and his heart forever taken by the darkness he attempts to flee. The good news, however, is that he endeavors to become a better person and save others, as it has been asked of him. Not a linear advancement, he'll be forever in Being The Worst rehab, but he tries and tries.

How does your character handle stress? What do they do in an emergency?

Dazai handles stress remarkably well. With his high intellect and nearly always accurate prediction skills, emergencies are fun to him - they're things he has not been able to predict, to analyze beforehand, and then he has to do with what he has that very moment, which to a man whose strategies were to thank for half the profits of the Port Mafia while he was there, it's a bit of a thrill. He rationally thinks the situation through, assembles a strategy using what he can examine from his surroundings and the people involved, and then he acts or gives orders to achieve their current goal. No stress, no freaking out, just going for it as his plans allow him to. Should they fail, he merely reanalyzes the situation and goes from there.

Oftentimes, however, to solve distressing situations or emergencies, he'll rely on morally grey or morally wrong tactics for the greater good, especially if it means it will save others. He tends to not disclose his plans unless he has to, and watch them unfold, only to reap the benefits once they're done. Cagey, cagey, cagey.

What are your character’s ambitions/goals? Why are they important to your character?

They aren't the ambitions of normal people, at least. He wishes not for money, fame, or even life itself. With thoughts about wanting something being as heartbreaking as "gone the moment I achieve it", he doesn't have the courage to ask for much. Even his suicide attempts, as many as they are, have been and will be, fail on him. For most of his life, breathing has been unbearable and monotonous, emotions are complicated and he's helpless in front of his own hopelessness, unable to deal with the darkness in his heart and wishing solely to escape it.

That said, Oda Sanosuke had given him purpose before he has died in his arms - "save people, even if it means little to you to be good or bad, choose to be a good person". As Oda himself put it, nothing in this world will ever be able to cure the darkness dripping from Dazai's heart, but if he tried to be good and save others, his life would be a little bit more wonderful. That summarizes his sole goal, the life-changing last words of a man who meant the world to Dazai.

POWERS

SKILLS/ABILITIES:
No Longer Human

Dazai's ability, 'No Longer Human', is a nullification ability that, well, nullifies other abilities completely upon touch, whether he touches the ability itself or the user. It's always active, with no off button whatsoever, and it's considered absolute - if it's a 'power', then it doesn't work on him whatsoever.

The exception is once he's pretty much dead. There is a 0.5-second window to use abilities on Dazai - after Dazai is resuscitated and his heart starts pumping blood, before it reaches his brain, as Dazai's brain won't be functioning and his ability won't nullify it immediately. That said, healing Dazai only works so he's conscious again, he'll still be pretty much dying, because 'No Longer Human' will nullify it as soon as it's on again.

High Intellect

From a young age, Dazai's always been incredibly intelligent. At the age of fifteen, he's been working in the Port Mafia, earning the title 'The Youngest Executive Boss In Port Mafia History'. This is all due to his genius intellect, fast thinking, ruthless execution, and strategizing. This also ties in with his negotiation skills, and his ability to persuade others into doing what he finds best due to them knowing that it works.

Fighting Skills

Not the best in the world, he's okay. He makes it up with his ability, and using the environment to come out somewhat victorious - and with a lot of injuries. Oops.

Torture

Not that he does it anymore, though he would if the situation really called for it, he's known to be the best torturer in the Port Mafia, sadistic to the point there isn't a person who hasn't confessed under his methods. Even other executives, who also were known to be good at torture, would ask him for a hand.

Dexterity

Extremely proficient in lockpicking, and planting things, to the point it is said that Dazai can pick a lock to a bank's safe with a needle or easily switch out slips of paper with fake ones.

Heart Rate Manipulation

Pretty much what it says! He can control his heart beating.

NERFING: As we discussed in the FAQ, it's dependent on whose skill he's nullifying, but according to experts, it should nerf 16% power overall. Of course, it'll be talked with the players whose powers he's nullifying.

WEAKNESSES: Well, his mental health is in shambles, he's suicidal, depressed, and self-harming. I always CW and I have an opt-out in my journal!

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