makoa
LoC Name: Makoa
Name Origin: Hawaiian Name Meaning: Bold man/Warrior Age: 200 years Gender: Male Sex: Male Sexuality: Heterosexual Panromantic R. Status: Taken Current Rank: Hunter Rank Desired: Ehhh |
Element; Darkness
- Darkness Adaptation (night vision) - The simplest and least energy taxing of his abilities, this easily allows Makoa to adapt to darker environments. His eyes change to give him the ability to see in low light or total darkness. Makoa also has the ability to change coloration to become darker and blend in with the darkness/shadows, a form of camouflage.
- Absolute Darkness (blind foes, cover area in dark) - Makoa has the ability to create a field of complete and impenetrable darkness. This can both negate sight and dull the other senses as well. He can also contain the darkness to affect only a single lion or a single group of lions. When he focuses much of his energy into this ability, Makoa can actually create a darkness so intense that it obliterates objects in its path like an opposite solar beam.
- Animated Shadow (manipulate shadows) - Makoa can transform his shadow, or another lions shadow, into basically a living being. Anything happening to the real body happens to the shadow, which allows Makoa to manipulate the shadow and cause damage in reality by using it to attack. This ability also gives Makoa the ability to control the motor functions of others against their will like marionette dolls by controlling their shadow.
- Darkness Solidification (create distractions) - Makoa can use this power to condense darkness or shadows into a tangible form, basically giving it solid properties. The range of solidity varies from a loose jelly, used like tentacles to bind an enemy, to a metal-like hardness that can act like a cage, entrapping the victim inside.
Stats and Skills
Dull ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Smart
Silent ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Vocal
Follower ○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○ Dominant
Extrovert ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Introvert
Playful ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Serious
Cautious ○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Heedless
Patient ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Agitated
Cowardly ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○ Courageous
Skittish ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○ Collected
Unambitious ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○ Competitive
Distractable ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Focused
Fast ○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Durable
Willing ○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Uncooperative
Dull ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○● Smart
Silent ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Vocal
Follower ○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○ Dominant
Extrovert ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Introvert
Playful ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○ Serious
Cautious ○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Heedless
Patient ○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Agitated
Cowardly ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○ Courageous
Skittish ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○ Collected
Unambitious ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○ Competitive
Distractable ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○ Focused
Fast ○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Durable
Willing ○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Uncooperative
Personality Traits
✔ positive | ✘ negative | ☐ neutral ✔ curious ☐ reserved ✔dependable ☐ concentrated ✔ honorable ☐calm ✔ understanding ☐ tolerant ✔ dedicated ☐ intellectual ✔ clever |
Personality In Depth
Honestly, Makoa is a lot like his daddy. He is more of a reserved silent type that tends to watch from the sidelines rather than get involved in the action. He is very likely to watch and learn about another cub/lion/lioness for days, weeks, months even before he finally feels he knows them well enough to approach them. He is truly an intellectual whose very clever and good at solving things/coming up with answers to problems. Makoa gives off a very calming aura, never seeming to panic or be too energetic. He doesn't really have a lot of friends, mainly because he is so distant and interested in learning that he has never taken much time actually interacting in depth with others. Deep down, he wants to make his parents, his mother Jezebel especially, proud; but not at the loss of his own happiness. Once he gets comfortable around someone he is likely to be much more talkative, as well as pick up on their own little quirks/habits and use them himself. There are a very select few lions that Makoa could talk with for hours on end; he must truly trust them with his life for him to feel this comfortable. |
Backstory;;
Makoa was born to a very loving set of parents, within the pride. Nychta is currently a cub trainer, and Jezebel is a secondary leader. Nychta is a large lion who was born to a small nomadic pride, lived within a small rebellion for a while, but ultimately took up home in the Pride. He just hung around the edges/outskirts of the pride for many years, and was seen as a possible spy seeking information. He actually met Makoa's grandmother, Shaylee, before his mother. Shaylee vouched for Nychta through her dream element, and Jezebel grew up hearing her mother speaking about this kind, silent lion. It was only a matter of time before they met, and Jezebel immediately was infatuated. The feelings were reciprocated, although Nychta fought them for a little while before giving in. Within time, they became mates, and Nychta saw his mate go from being a warrior to being a secondary leader of the pride. It wasn't long until they were, unexpectedly, expecting their first litter.
Makoa was the first cub born of his litter of three, having one younger brother Korsier and one younger sister Ishka. Growing up, all he ever wanted to do was make his parents proud. His father, being a cub trainer who gave him his own element, was the one who he relied on the most heavily during training, although there was another cub trainer who educated him more so on how to become a distractor warrior. Deep down, Makoa didn't want to become a warrior of any kind; he hated fighting, he hated the war. Makoa believed that being a warrior was the only way he would be able to make his mother, being such a strong leader herself, proud to call him her son.
When the time came for his growth, Makoa showed nothing but disappointed on his face when he received the same mane as his father; a pride males mane, not a warrior mane. But on the inside, Makoa was truly relieved by this turn of events. He accepted the role of a hunter, although he had no prior training in the role. Tadao took up that position, training Makoa as an adult on how to hunt successfully for the members of the pride off planet.
It wasn't very long after his growth when the Oasis lions arrived within the Pride, and when it was time for them to return home, Ethereal went with them; and quite a few of the best warriors as well. The curious and intellectual side of Makoa wanted to go with them, for the chance to see the Oasis could be once in a life time, but he could not get permission, even from his mother. He was no warrior, and so he would not be allowed on the journey. Remaining behind with his parents, he has offered himself as a shoulder to rest her head upon for his mother when she gets stressed, balancing out Ethereal's jobs with the other Secondaries.
It was during this time that he initially met the lioness named Kirin. She had arrived years before with a memory loss that caused her to forget her past. That alone was enough to make Makoa quite curious, for as a cub he wondered if it could be deceit and she was truly just a rebel spy. But then, hearing rumors of her uncommonly beautiful element of color, he would often sneak around to watch her, hoping to catch a glimpse of her element in use. As an adult now, he finally felt ready to approach her, and was not quite prepared for the warmth she showed him. She would hit him in the face, splattering him with ink, whenever she got frustrated and began to vent. But one time she made him a blanket out of amani pelts that she had colored/dyed; it was the first physical gift Makoa ever received and he still sleeps with it on his den floor.
Makoa was born to a very loving set of parents, within the pride. Nychta is currently a cub trainer, and Jezebel is a secondary leader. Nychta is a large lion who was born to a small nomadic pride, lived within a small rebellion for a while, but ultimately took up home in the Pride. He just hung around the edges/outskirts of the pride for many years, and was seen as a possible spy seeking information. He actually met Makoa's grandmother, Shaylee, before his mother. Shaylee vouched for Nychta through her dream element, and Jezebel grew up hearing her mother speaking about this kind, silent lion. It was only a matter of time before they met, and Jezebel immediately was infatuated. The feelings were reciprocated, although Nychta fought them for a little while before giving in. Within time, they became mates, and Nychta saw his mate go from being a warrior to being a secondary leader of the pride. It wasn't long until they were, unexpectedly, expecting their first litter.
Makoa was the first cub born of his litter of three, having one younger brother Korsier and one younger sister Ishka. Growing up, all he ever wanted to do was make his parents proud. His father, being a cub trainer who gave him his own element, was the one who he relied on the most heavily during training, although there was another cub trainer who educated him more so on how to become a distractor warrior. Deep down, Makoa didn't want to become a warrior of any kind; he hated fighting, he hated the war. Makoa believed that being a warrior was the only way he would be able to make his mother, being such a strong leader herself, proud to call him her son.
When the time came for his growth, Makoa showed nothing but disappointed on his face when he received the same mane as his father; a pride males mane, not a warrior mane. But on the inside, Makoa was truly relieved by this turn of events. He accepted the role of a hunter, although he had no prior training in the role. Tadao took up that position, training Makoa as an adult on how to hunt successfully for the members of the pride off planet.
It wasn't very long after his growth when the Oasis lions arrived within the Pride, and when it was time for them to return home, Ethereal went with them; and quite a few of the best warriors as well. The curious and intellectual side of Makoa wanted to go with them, for the chance to see the Oasis could be once in a life time, but he could not get permission, even from his mother. He was no warrior, and so he would not be allowed on the journey. Remaining behind with his parents, he has offered himself as a shoulder to rest her head upon for his mother when she gets stressed, balancing out Ethereal's jobs with the other Secondaries.
It was during this time that he initially met the lioness named Kirin. She had arrived years before with a memory loss that caused her to forget her past. That alone was enough to make Makoa quite curious, for as a cub he wondered if it could be deceit and she was truly just a rebel spy. But then, hearing rumors of her uncommonly beautiful element of color, he would often sneak around to watch her, hoping to catch a glimpse of her element in use. As an adult now, he finally felt ready to approach her, and was not quite prepared for the warmth she showed him. She would hit him in the face, splattering him with ink, whenever she got frustrated and began to vent. But one time she made him a blanket out of amani pelts that she had colored/dyed; it was the first physical gift Makoa ever received and he still sleeps with it on his den floor.
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