Occupation

Geneticist with Greenbough's Empirical Orchards.

Background

Dave is a genius geneticist and well-known atheist provocateur in a universe closer to ours than the Pokémon world we know from canon. He rose to greater fame ten years ago as the mastermind behind the creation of eight human-Pokémon hybrid children or 'Pokémorphs'.

Today, a lot of his time goes into fighting for the Pokémorphs' right to exist and thrive in an all-too-human society, and despite his initial extreme reluctance to raise the children he'd inadvertently gotten stuck with, he would now die for them. He lives alone with his Vulpix morph daughter Jean.

RP guidelines

Please be aware that Dave is a pretty abrasive individual who is liable to be a dick to your character if they displease him in any of a million ways.

If you get into an argument with him, he will almost certainly be a condescending ass about it, believe that he is obviously right throughout, and consider himself to have won the argument. This can be irritating or upsetting to roleplay with, but please bear in mind that I'm not him and I don't think your character is dumb just because he acts like it. In any such scene, I'm available on Discord to talk player to player about what's going on in the scene, what our characters are thinking and why, and how to keep it fun for us both - I promise I think he's being an ass too.

Exceptional move

Rage - One of Dave's primary defense mechanisms is to divert most emotions into anger, especially when hurt or vulnerable.

Hidden Power: Relentless Soul

Costs 5 Tempo less to land a Critical Hit. Has double power if the user has inflicted a hex timer on the target this turn.

When Dave is determined to do something, he will do whatever it takes, with a singular, ruthless focus and conviction. If it's striking an enemy, then hit them with precision, right where they're vulnerable, when they're down. His scientific, analytical mind applied to a Pokémon's battling instincts allow him to pinpoint the exact right moment and place to strike, do the necessary setup and then go for broke.

As he strikes, his aura flares up in metallic gray, unless of course it's Radiant or Shadow. (Hypothetically, later Shadow variant would probably add recoil and I would probably try to find some way of squeezing protection into Radiant variant.)

Umbral move: Umbral Recklessness

The user may pay 2 Tempo to Dash before attacking. May make the target flinch. User takes 25% of the damage dealt in recoil.

Dave's Shadows make him reckless and self-destructive, which he can channel into charging ahead aggressively and unthinkingly even if it means putting himself into danger.

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