BASIC BIO


NAME: Iwa Hoshi
ALIAS: Paranoid Squrriel (Blame Maru that Iwa earn this)
AGE: 25 (based on the year BF 2 is set in)
RACE/ETHNIC BACKGROUND: South East Asian Chinese of Cantonese ethic
SEX: female
EYE COLOR: dark brown. eyesight improved by LASIK surgery
HAIR COLOR/STYLE: black with red streaks, shoulder length messy mop of hair (think Tidus of of FFX)

PROFESSION: was a student in zoology, now.... her life is on hold
FIGHTING STYLE: mainly Chun Li's style of Wushu with a mix of Shotoken that is tainted by Bison's Psycho Power

LOOKS: Think Makoto with messy Tidus' hair style
PRIZED POSSESIONS: Aozora michi (azure path) the sword that she always has with her. (Iwa shorten the name to 'Oramichi') A double edge sword 3ft in length, with a double dragon head  crossguard and a bluish orb in the clawlike pommel
LIKES: coffee (Mocha Java in particular), dark chocolate, Japanese bentos, nature, videogames,
DISLIKES: smoking, vain folks - Vega (Balrog) in particular, deep water,
AFFILIATIONS: With SFers - The disciple of Chun Li (Sifu) and Ryu's (Sensei) adopted daughter. Currently the newest aide of Bison (Vega) aka The Master

With BFers - The Essence of Nature in the previous BF saga. The best friend of Kumori a fellow Essence.  Lost contact with Victoria before she went deep cover into Shadowlaw.
 

-VITALS-
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PLOT POINTS: former hero turned villain
Range*: 5
Speed*: 8
Power*: 6
Defense*: 5
Jump: 3m /10ft

OVERVIEW:

A mix of both Ryu and pre 3rd Strike Chun Li's moves and a mix of Psycho Power. Her Kisatsu (translation: Chi Sha Shu which means (Qi Killing Technique, Think Messatu but with Chi instead.) which is an evolution of the Satsui no Hadou, Psycho Power and Chun Li's qi forced into her in an experiment by Bison some years back is now more refined (no thanks to a certain dictator in red).

The madness she had gone through at some points in the past was partly the Essence's way of self presavation. She is still not capable of weilding the Satusi no Hadou or Psycho Power and that's the main reason as to why her fighting style is closer to Chun Li than the two men.

Some time back when she was training with Ryu and tried to be more Shotoken-ish, it caused a serious conflict with the Psycho Power within her and almost kill her in the process and it was found that the netural qi style that dominates Chun Li's arts is what keeping the two domineering qis apart and from destroying Iwa. In her tenure with Bison, it seems that the dictator is out to test whether or not the Psycho Power can dominate the other two qis without killing Iwa. So far the only thing that came out of that is the Super move Sam Sat which is still a combination of three styles.

More kick related attacks, has a habit of attacking low because of weird theory she has in her head (That not many ppl guard their legs). Where she lacks Chun Li's grace in attacks she makes up for in power. More towards attack as its her job to check out the opponent's worth.

THEME SONG: Numb by Linkin Park. (A toss up between In the End or Numb. Kinda meaningful to both sides of the fence). VS John only - Breaking the Habit (by Linkin Park)

-APPEARANCE/OUTFIT-
HEIGHT: 1.5m or 5ft nothing
WEIGHT: 55kg /110 pounds
POSTURE/BUILT: (Makoto like) petite
CLOTHES: she wears the  black scaled half gloves and boots in all versions. Specially issued boots that contains 2 barely noticeable daggers as well as a hidden blade in each shoe
Default - black vest with red linings over a black bodysuit. Vest contains a modified Beretta M92F assault gun that shoots Tranquilizers darts (fitted with a silencer of course), a specially designed Shadowlaw made mobile phone, a first aid kit, 6 daggers in her vest, a lighter/flare, small bottles of sake (firebombs!) and a few packets of nuts and trail mix.
Casual - Black jacket over maroon t-shirt and black jeans.
Haru version 2 - She wears her default black body suit. Over it is a knee length sleeveless black cheongsam with red linings, her belt is black scales with red linings (called the Haru because of LOB's Haru - silly Iwa joke) think Pai Chan or Xiang Fei
 

-STANCE- (Fighting stance)
Basic Chun Li style stance. Left hand in front, almost claw-like. Right hand in a loose fist close to body. Side stance that has left leg in front of right.
 
 

-PERSONALITY-
Now that she's on the other side of the fence. She's grown menacing with her new look. Her look suggests that she constantly on the hunt for the next victim. She snarls when angered but is slow to temper. Her words are sometimes laced with sarcasm and hints of nasty plans to come. She particularly hopes to face down disciples of Ryu or Chun Li who comes looking for her, mainly to find out how those two warriors are doing.

QUIRKS / HOBBIES / PET PEEVES:

1.Talks to animals (don't we all.). Capable of calling them to her. Can only direct animals to do her bidding in terms of their understanding (track a scent as part of a hunt, free a bond of ropes because there's food somewhere, etc). Is against the idea of using animals to attack people (that's why no "Go Poppy!!!" or Mamahaha!). She gets serverely piss off by acts of cruelty to animals even though she ain't no vegetarian or activist. She's partial to cats, squrriels and large dogs

2. Recently develop the habit of giving certain folks nicknames of animals based on personality or whatsover. so far: Linda - songbird. Natalie - cat / kitty, John - Ookami(wolf)

3. Prefers to fight with her fists and feet(her jobs is to suss out the worthy ones for Bison). Sword or tranq gun only because opponent started it. (officially a non-weapon fighter in tournaments)

4. A teetotaler. As shown in prevoius BF season she will get into a fight if she ever gets drunk. (Those bottles of sake are for the squrriel and making of smoke/fire bombs if sake actually has that much alcohol in them)

5. Blackjack is the only game she knows how to play.

6. Very fond of sunlight. Kinda like your average lizard or snake or cat basking in the sunshine. sometimes she just stands there facing morning or evening sun with hands out. She claims it recharges her energy (as do I.) but its more of a pyschological thing.

7. Still refers Ryu as Sensei and CL as Sifu but her tone sounds very much scarcastic and somewhat angry.(the girl's going the whole hog with this). She sounds like she's baiting them for Bison as well as giving them info. the line as to which side she belongs has blurred. Refers to Bison as Master in a somewhat respectful tone and he tolerates her scarcasm well.

8. Her sword is mostly a deterrant. The main intention is to warn people who intend to pick on this petite warrior to back off. If they choose to pick on her. she would not hesitate to break a bone or two. She does not know where or even how she got her sword except that it was found while she was in a state of Essence-induced insanity. She kept the sword since she thought it look way cool. Naturally she is familiar with the sword arts choosing three style for some reason and therefore three ways of using one sword.

i - the Tai Chi sword style which she pick up from Chun Li during her early training days.
ii - A Japanese Bushido style she pick up during her stint with Ryu (claims to have found a manual hidden in dojo somewhere. Moves are almost similiar to a certain drunken samurai)
iii- Using it as a boardsword. this style she pick up during the six months she spent with Bison
 
9. Any food that she's fond of eating she would actually go and learn how to make that dish. The smell of a good cup of coffee always wakes her up while chocolate has tends to make her quiet. And Broccoli is the only green vegetable that she eats

-SKILLS- (other than fighting skills)
- Sword arts: A+ Prefers using 'Oramichi' but is equally comfortable with any other long swords (But B- for fencing types), Daggers (B+) Other short blades (B),
-  Bo (B), Tonfa (B)  Nunchucks (D  ) Baseball bats, hockey clubs and Lead Pipes (B) Umbrellas (A) Stone throwing (B)
- Archery (B+) (capable of traditonal bow but prefer crossbows)
- Lock-picking B
- Shooting B (partial to using shotguns) Handguns (B), shotgun types(B) any rfile types (C) Launcher types (C)
- Vehicles
Motorbikes A ( I see a bike chase......) about the only type of vehicle she can operate
without crashing…..
Therefore other land vehicles (C )
Aerial (C) the ride is choppy but you'll get there eventually
Boats (C ) Mainly because she dislike deep water
- Strong jungle survival instincts
- Affinity with animals: A++ due to her being the Essence of Nature
- Improvisation: A
- Cooking (B) for a limited amount of Japanese and Chinese (soups and chicken based dishes) dishes. Taste wise..... (B) since it usually fluctuates between good and slightly bland:
 

Language other than English -  Chinese (A), Japanese (A), Cantonese (A) 
 

-MOVE LIST-
*Note: Special and super move power range from 1 – 10. 10 being able to shave off half of stamina bar in
game.

TAUNTS (optional):
- holds hand out and Maru the squrriel tosses acorns at opponents stunning them but does not deduct life bar
- holds hand out and Maru prances about
- hands on hip and says "Bring it on"
- Flips her fringe
 
 

THROWS:
Basic Chun Li's ground and air throw

-SPECIAL MOVES-
 

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Kisatsu shot
POWER: 3.5 out of 10
DESCRIPTION: Right arm out towards opponent as if holding a ball and fires a chi projectile with left hand holding her right wrist, slight recoil action
QUOTE: KISATSSS!!

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Head Stomp
POWER 3 out of 10
DESCRIPTION:: Leaps into the air and stomp opponent in the head. The one move that can be done almost repeatedly (Go play as CL)
QUOTE Not applicable

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Psycho Dash
POWER: 3 out 10
DESCRIPTION: Dash forward and explode a qi filled straight punch
QUOTE: HA!

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Triangular Jump Kick
POWER: 3 out 10
DESCRIPTION: Leaps towards a wall or tree or large boulder or anything that can be used as a spring board to propel flying kick (again play CL)
QOUTE: Not Applicable

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Psycho Smash
POWER: 4 out of 10
DESCRIPTION: A downward two-hit qi filled punch that allows Iwa to slide forward slightly (go play Ryu)
QUOTE: YA!
 

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Tensho Kyaku
POWER: 4 out of 10
DESCRIPTION: CL's Tensho Kyaku. What do you expect when Iwa is basically Chun Li's disciple?.
QUOTE: TENSHO KYAKU!!
 
 

-SUPER MOVES-

Super Move Name: Kisatsu Psycho Wave
Power: 5 out of 10
Description: Hands claw-like facing the ground as she draws chi and throws palms outwards towards opponent as a large rush of chi follows, medium to high depending on chi level.
Quote: KISATSSSSSS WAVE!!!!
 

Super Move Name: Kisatsu Demoka
Power: 6.5 out of 10
Description: Does a cartwheel and smashes foot down on opponent's head to make opponent dizzy, explodes a series of qi filled punches into opponent's accupoints. Kicks opponent to other side of screen with a roundhouse and the qi explode when opponent falls to ground
Qoute: KISATSSSSS DEMOKA!!!!!!
 

Super Move Name: Kisatsu Sam Sat (Three Kill)
Power: 8 out of 10
Description: Starts with a Double knee press, if connects followed with a Shoryuken and descends with a Tensai Renka.
Qoute: It ends! KISATSSSSS!! SAM SAT!!!!

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INTRO POSES:
vs Ryu or Chun Li - kicks and punches the air before bowing
vs any disciple of Ryu or Chun Li - cracks her knuckles and comments "Let's see how much you had learnt from them!"
vs former allies - shrugs and says "Let's get it on then"
vs Natalie - Flips hair from face and says "You're just asking to be declawed. Kitty."
vs other heroes - studies them and says "You might be of some use to my master"
vs Bison - rise from one knee kneel to salute him
vs other villains - cracks knuckles
vs John - Iwa's fist clenches and unclenches. A tumbleweed rolls between her and John. Someone yells 'draw' and she fires a Kisatsu shot at him. The qi shots collides and the match starts
 
 

-VICTORY POSES-
Against Chun Li or Ryu - Squats down beside them. radios in medic
Against Bison (Vega) - radios in Shadowlaw medic
Against Natalie - Tranqs Natalie and walks away*
Against good guys and bad guys - shrugs as Maru the squrriel dances on her head
Final round victory against folks worthy enough for her master's cause - tranquilize them and stuffed them into a locker with a Shadowlaw emblem to await transport
Time out/draw: takes out a list and notes opponent down as worthy opponent

*Its not that Natalie is not worthy for Bison's cause. Iwa thinks that Natalie should return to her new life as most warriors who are going to end up in that project aren't gonna make it out alive (technically true in a if you really can't survive the infusion kind of way
 

-END OF BATTLE VICTORY QUOTES-

You're not worthy enough for my Master's cause
My Master would have a use for you.
Against any other disciples of Chun Li or Ryu - Is that all you got? I had expected much more of a challenge from you.
Against John - An Ookami for my Master!!
Against Old allies - Good girls sometimes just go bad
Against Chun Li or Ryu - Its goes as planned
Against Natalie - Go back to him. You don't belong here.
Against Bison - I did not hold back, Master
 
 

-STORYLINE-

Basically the same Iwa Hoshi from the first BF. The wolf she had in the first BF had gone back to rejoin its pack. The sake-addicted squirrel Maru remained with her.
 

After the BF saga she had spent her time training between Chun Li and Ryu. But some a year ago a raid lead by Bison in Ryu's dojo in Japan (Ryu not there at that time). Iwa was recaptured by Bison when all he did was triggered a Psycho Powered qi that was locked in her since that experiment a long time back, therefore eliminating any form of resistance. Bison see her as a sort of a worthy investment and is sort of continuing in her training from where he had left off those years back.

Only 2 people truly know why she never attempt to escape and even openly defected to Bison . - Chun Li and Ryu of course. And due to the circumstance (plot line) involved they chose not to clear Iwa’s name.

This open defection was seen by various other disciples of the 2 legendary warriors as a grave insult. And that made some of them attempt to bring her down and answer to the two warriors. Other righteous warriors and former allies got involved due to reasons of their own.

Her current mission is to find the warriors worthy enough to be used in the new experiment that Bison had planned. She knew full well that eventually she would be one of those test subjects due to her being an Essence an all. The one worrying thing is that she’s starting to get too comfortable (is that Psycho Powered qi to be blame?) in her current role and is at risk of forgetting her true mission.
 

Basic Bio

NAME: Maru
ALIAS: Rat-thing, fleabag, vermin,
AGE: 7-8 years old. Minus x for whatever year BF2 is set in
RACE/ETHNIC: Sciurus lis (Japanese Squirrel)
BIRTHPLACE: In the forest between the Shotoken Dojo and the village below
SEX: Male
EYE COLOR: black beady eyes
HAIR COLOR/STYLE: Officially brownish bark
PROFESSION: Well... he's a squirrel
FIGHTING STYLE: Biting, scratching, walnut throwing
LOOKS: smallish bark brown squirrel with part of his left ear sliced off
LIKES: Sake, Walnuts and chestnuts
DISLIKES: creatures that think he's food
AFFILIATIONS: With SFers - Mostly with Ryu because that's the guy with plenty of food in his duffel bag.
Crossed paths with Ryu as he raided the warrior's duffle bag and dojo's storage (some months before he met Iwa)

With BFers - Mainly with Iwa. Since Iwa did save his life.
 

- VITALS -
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PLOT POINTS: comic relief
Range*: 7
Speed*:12
Power*:1
Defence*:4
Jump: 6ft from ground to perch

OVERVIEW:
Mostly he'll bite and scratch. At most he'll throw walnuts and acorns
 

-APPEARANCE/OUTFIT-
HEIGHT:14 cm / 5 ½ inch when standing, tail length adds 15cm / 6inch
WEIGHT:200g / 7 ounce

Recently had part of his left ear sliced of by Vega(Balrog) as the Spanish Ninja had found the critter chewing through his furniture, clothes and stealing his wine.
 

-PERSONALITY-
One of the few squirrels from that area known to raid the Shotoken Dojo and village frequently. For a little critter he thinks he's as big as Akuma with an ego to match and maybe as tough. He does not see himself as Iwa's pet, he considers himself to be one of those animals that Iwa seems to attract (like Brand the wolf. That or because of the trail mixes of nuts she always has with her).
 

QUIRKS / HOBBIES / PET PEEVES:
1. Is fond of alcohol, sake in particular.
2. Dsilike water as that would mean getting his fur wet

SPECIAL MOVES:

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Nut throw
POWER:0 out of 10 (only stuns)
DESCRIPTION: Throws acorns or walnuts.
QUOTE: EEEee!!!

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Bite
POWER: 0.1 out 10
DESCRIPTION: Bites as hard as he could
QUOTE:

SPECIAL MOVE NAME: Scratch
POWER: 0.1 out of 10
DESCRIPTION: Unleashes a flurry of scratches
QUOTE: NEee!

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-STORYLINE-
 

It wasn't exactly known how he develops a taste for alcohol but he had been raiding the local sake shop and restaurant to satisfy his thirst. Also one of the few squirrels that makes regular raids of the food store of the Shotoken Dojo, thus having a few run in with a very annoyed Ryu.

It is also not known who came up with the idea of using a urn full of sake to trap the squirrel (speculations points claws and fingers at a certain unnamed blond Shotokener in red gi….Maru had not met him but his acts had annoyed him greatly)

And since during that time Iwa was part timing at that restaurant as it was a requirement during her short stint at the dojo. She heard a funny scratching sound when she went to dump some garbage and found the urn upon investigation. Opening the urn she released the slightly panicky squirrel, much to annoyance of the two aforementioned Shotokeners. In order to appease both townfolks and squirrels a suggestion was made to offer the squirrels a token offering of food once a week. That work most of the time

While Maru just follows Iwa around and make himself useful in whatever way he can, although he causes more trouble than help. His relationship with Brand is a weird one as Brand has no idea what to make of Maru other than Maru is just a bite size creature that's not meant to be eaten. At the end of BF 1 Brand chose to return to his pack.

Recently because of his squirrelly habits and wine stealing ways Maru lost part of his left ear to Vega(Balrog) and that caused a fight between Iwa and Vega(Balrog). It took the intervention of Lord Bison to stop the two from killing each other.

As far as Maru is concern he stands with Iwa.

Note - Maru is usually in Iwa's pocket during a fight (see Iwa's taunt). And does not appear in the Iwa's Intro animation. Only during taunts and for victory animations does Maru appears

-VICTORY POSES-
Against Chun Li - chews on Chun Li hairbuns (A la a certain somebody)
Against Ryu - leaps into his duffle bag and drags anything edible that his tiny paws could lug
Against good guys and bad guys - prances on Iwa's head (see Iwa's general victory animation)
 

WHEN SEEING FRECKLES: Maru's tail bristles and immediately does a Shotoken-ish kata ala Ryu and
Gouki's stomp taunt. On seeing Iwa walks away (see Iwa's victory over Natalie animation), a huge sweat bead forms on his head as he scurries after her
 

Creator's notes -
In my Legacy of Blood (LOB) based fics, there is also a character by the name of Iwa Hoshi. LOB Iwa is not Board Fighter (BF) Iwa. BF's Iwa's history, relationships and skills were specially created for for BF. In all words LOB is not a spinoff for BF's Iwa. Although it seems Brand and Maru were taken from LOB.  Anyway if you have read my fics you would have notice that LOB Iwa and BF Iwa contradict each other on certain issues.
LOB Iwa was based on gaming gal me while BF Iwa was based on the  somewhat depressed me during my techincal school days. And BF2 Iwa is based on constantly pissed off by by my data entry job me
The idea of BF2's Iwa is also loosely based on Geotao's effect on her (yes the thing known as Geotao is female) temporary host in LOB's Zero.