Segata Sanshiro

[Segata Sanshiro]

CHARACTER NAME: Segata Sanshiro

CHARACTER SOURCE: Japanese Sega Saturn Advertisements

CHARACTER HISTORY: Very little is actually known about the origin of Segata Sanshiro. However, what is known is the fact that he is a master in multiple different martial arts. He has a first-degree black belt in karate, a third-degree black belt in judo, and a fourth-degree black belt in battodo. Back in the year 1997, Segata had taken notice of the Sega Saturn video game console and how poorly it was selling. Segata decided at that time that it was his mission to make the system popular and ultimately save Sega from going bankrupt. And he does so by bringing harm to those who do not spend their time playing the console. But as the Saturn, like all other consoles eventually, fell into obscurity, he has moved on, and now spends his days simply harming those who don't devote themselves tirelessly to a task. He also seems to have a romantic relationship with Sakura Shinguji from the Sakura Wars video game series. Just before entering the Omniverse, Segata had dared to challenge legendary Western martial artist Chuck Norris, which in itself is an impressive feat. The two fought it out to the best of their abilities, and the match was surprisingly close. However, when the winner was just about to be decided, a strange hole in space-time appeared and began to suck the Eastern and Western legends in, but not before they clashed one last time before disappearing, mysteriously leaving behind a constellation in the shape of the two fighting. Although it is unclear what happened to Chuck, Segata had been transported to the Omniverse, where he met up with a being named Omni and began his new journey, determined to show these new and possibly familiar faces what happens when one doesn't dedicate themselves to their goals.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Segata Sanshiro is a man wearing a white karate gi with black hair. He stands at approximately 5 feet 11 inches in height. Video footage of the man shows him roundhouse kicking a baseball for a home run, racing a maximum of 99.9 miles per hour on ice completely barefoot, and winning the World Cup by throwing a player into the ball to score the winning goal. He possesses a supernatural power known as Dragon Force, which allows him to not only duplicate himself multiple times over, but even alter the size of the clones. He's somehow capable of headbutting ten concrete tiles to break them all clean in half, not even flinching when baseballs hit him square in the chest, and on an unrelated note, he can fillet a fish like a pro. His favorite and one of his deadliest attacks is his famous judo throw, where he tosses his enemy away, and they explode twice upon impact with the ground. He also seems to be immune to the laws of physics, as he can stop an incoming missile against a glass window without even cracking it. His catchphrase is "Sega Saturn Shiro!", which roughly translates from Japanese to "You must play the Sega Saturn!"

STATS:
ATK: 4
DEF: 3
SPD: 1
TEC: 2

STARTING PROFICIENCIES: Physical Strength (1000 OM), Debuff Proficiency (1000 OM).

STARTING POWERS: Advanced Super Jumping (500 OM), Master Acrobat (400 OM).

STARTING MOVES:
"Sanshiro Kick!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength, Super Jumping): After building up strength for half a second, Sanshiro leaps forward with a jump kick that travels about 20 feet in distance. This is great for closing the distance, although can be hard to land on a moving target. Because he puts a lot of force into the attack, he can end up hurting himself if it doesn't land. This is powerful, but fairly straightforwards and can be easy to dodge as Sanshiro can't change his trajectory mid-jump. Overall, this is somewhat tiring and the actual jump and kick take about a second to perform.
"Home Run!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency): Segata charges up for about half a second, followed by a roundhouse kick that covers about three feet away from him at 180 degrees. This attack also knockes the enemy back around 12 feet, although this varies a bit based on Segata's ATK and their DEF regardless of size. This is moderately powerful and somewhat tiring.
"Use Your Head!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency & Debuff Proficiency): Segata lifts his head upward for about a second, after which he slams his head downward directly in front of him. Even though this only covers about 1 foot, it does high damage and can half-bury enemies into the ground as a debuff providing he's strong enough to damage the terrain. Typically, this will submerge someone to be about waist deep (depending on their DEF versues his ATK), but they'll also end up a lot deeper in sand or dirt compared to rock. Each use of this attack does small self-damage to Segata as well, and can leave him with a concussion if used too often, but isn't particularly tiring. Furthermore, this can be hard to use as he has to get very close to headbutt someone like this.

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[Mark]

Welcome to the Omniverse!

History: When exactly in your character’s history was he pulled into the Omniverse?

Sanshiro Kick: This wouldn’t require a move.

Home Run: Roughly how damaging would this be to the average person? How tiring is it to perform?

Use Your Head: Similar to the above, how much would this hurt and what is the stamina cost?

Dragon Force: How many clones are created and long do the clones last?

Also just as a general note, please be sure to list which proficiencies and powers you think each move would require.

[Mark]

You'll need a bit more of a downside for Use Your Head if it is capable of burying people in the ground, since that sort of debuff would likely keep someone rooted for a good few seconds at a time. Also for Dragon Force, how long do these clones last if they don't hit any obstacles?

[Segata Sanshiro]

You'll need a bit more of a downside for Use Your Head if it is capable of burying people in the ground, since that sort of debuff would likely keep someone rooted for a good few seconds at a time. Also for Dragon Force, how long do these clones last if they don't hit any obstacles?

Weird... I thought I mentioned how long the Dragon Force attack lasts. Didn't I say it travels about 300 feet?

[Mark]

You'll need a bit more of a downside for Use Your Head if it is capable of burying people in the ground, since that sort of debuff would likely keep someone rooted for a good few seconds at a time. Also for Dragon Force, how long do these clones last if they don't hit any obstacles?

Weird... I thought I mentioned how long the Dragon Force attack lasts. Didn't I say it travels about 300 feet?

You did say that, but that doesn't explain duration. That explains the range of the attack. If they were to run toward an enemy that was say, 30 feet away, how long are the hitting him for before they vanish?

[Dane Regan]

Just noticed you edited your post, so I'm going to go through everything. For future reference, post in the thread as well next time (or just post again instead of editing), since an edit is easy to miss.

Physical Description - Roughly how tall is he?

Proficiencies - Area Attack is only 600 OM.

Moves - Some of these are missing a couple of details, or would need an extra drawback or some other tweaks. I've suggested some changes, and you can go ahead and use what I've written. Or, try and incorporate what I added on your own if I messed something up.

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"Sanshiro Kick!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency & Advanced Super Jumping Power): After building up strength, Sanshiro leaps forward with a jump kick that travels about 12 feet in distance. This is great for surprise attacks for when he is far away from the opponent. This move takes 3 quarters of a second to perform, deals medium damage, and is somewhat tiring.

You can do this without a move, since Physical Strength allows general melee attack (like punches, kicks, grapples and such). Also, the jump distance is within what a normal person could do, so this won't require super jumping. But, if you want a jumping kick move that's stronger than a normal jump kick, I'd suggest something like:

"Sanshiro Kick!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength, Super Jumping): After building up strength for half a second, Sanshiro leaps forward with a jump kick that travels about 20 feet in distance. This is great for closing the distance, although can be hard to land on a moving target. Because he puts a lot of force into the attack, he can end up hurting himself if it doesn't land. This is powerful, but fairly straightforwards and can be easy to dodge as Sanshiro can't change his trajectory mid-jump. Overall, this is somewhat tiring and the actual jump and kick take about a second to perform.

The main differences here is a small added charge at the start, an increased jump distance, and it being harder to land with the possibility of self-harm. But, it's also stronger than doing a normal jump kick and comes with a bit more punch.

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"Home Run!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency): Segata charges up for about half a second, followed by a roundhouse kick that covers about three feet away from him at 180 degrees. This attack also knockes the enemy back around 20 feet, regardless of size. This move deals medium damage and is not very tiring.

This would need another drawback. I'd recommend fatigue, but you'd really need a longer charge time or something else as well to get the knockback you want. Something like this would be good:

"Home Run!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency): Segata charges up for about half a second, followed by a roundhouse kick that covers about three feet away from him at 180 degrees. This attack also knockes the enemy back around 12 feet, although this varies a bit based on Segata's ATK and their DEF regardless of size. This is moderately powerful and somewhat tiring.

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"Use Your Head!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency & Debuff Proficiency): Segata lifts his head upward for about a second, after which he slams his head downward directly in front of him. Even though this only covers about 1 foot, it does high damage and can half-bury enemies into the ground as a debuff. Each use of this attack does small self-damage to Segata as well.

This would need a few extra details to clarify the debuff. Something like this should work:

"Use Your Head!" (300 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency & Debuff Proficiency): Segata lifts his head upward for about a second, after which he slams his head downward directly in front of him. Even though this only covers about 1 foot, it does high damage and can half-bury enemies into the ground as a debuff providing he's strong enough to damage the terrain. Typically, this will submerge someone to be about waist deep (depending on their DEF versues his ATK), but they'll also end up a lot deeper in sand or dirt compared to rock. Each use of this attack does small self-damage to Segata as well, and can leave him with a concussion if used too often, but isn't particularly tiring. Furthermore, this can be hard to use as he has to get very close to headbutt someone like this.

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Tier 1 Super Move: "Dragon Force" (600 OM) (Requirements: Physical Strength Proficiency & Area Attack Proficiency): As Segata enters his battle stance, an aura of power exudes from him, summoning a swarm of approximately 100 Segata clones to stampede forward at 70 MPH, tearing the enemy apart. The swarm takes up about five feet in width. This attack can only travel in a straight line, and each clone disappears if it hits a wall. It also deals very high damage and covers 130 feet, while also lasting about 4 seconds total. However, the amount of power needed to create so many copies strips him of quite a bit of energy, leaving him very fatigued.

This is good, but I'd reduce how long it lasts to be "under 2 seconds". Since it takes ~1.27 seconds for something moving at 70MPH to travel 130ft.

[Dane Regan]

Awesome, you're approved! Welcome to the Omniverse! Sorry that this took so long, I'll see about pinging someone to properly activate your account and double check everything.

There was one little issue with your super attack. Since those clones are running away from you in their own stampede, it is effectively a ranged attack. So it would need ranged proficiency. Because of that, it's not on your roster below (nor is area attack, as it was only needed for that move). You can consider your super move to be approved with ranged proficiency and area attack as requirements, so if you do get ranged proficiency you can link this post as the approval for that move if you want. I.e. if you buy this:

Tier 1 Super Attack: "Dragon Force" (600 OM) (Requirements: Ranged Proficiency & Area Attack Proficiency): As Segata enters his battle stance, an aura of power exudes from him, summoning a swarm of approximately 100 Segata clones to stampede forward at 70 MPH, tearing the enemy apart. The swarm takes up about five feet in width. This attack can only travel in a straight line, and each clone disappears if it hits a wall. It also deals very high damage and covers 130 feet, while also lasting under 2 seconds. However, the amount of power needed to create so many copies strips him of quite a bit of energy, leaving him very fatigued.

I'm going to leave this thread open for a bit, but if you want to discuss move creation and alternatives, the Move Creation Workshop is a good place for it. Or just shoot me a PM.

Here is your roster:

Name: Segata Sanshiro
Spent OM: 3800
Consumed OM (0): (for consumed items or OM permanently lost from respecs, etc)
Proficiencies (2000): Physical Strength (1000), Debuff Proficiency (1000)
Powers (900/8000): Advanced Super Jumping (500), Master Acrobat (400)
Moves (900): "Sanshiro Kick!" (300), "Home Run!" (300), "Use Your Head!" (300) 
Super Moves (0): 
Transformations (0): 
Assists (0):
Items (0):
Artefacts: None
Bases (0): 
Unlocks (0): 
Base stats: 
ATK: 4
DEF: 3
SPD: 1
TEC: 2

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[Segata Sanshiro]

Awesome, you're approved! Welcome to the Omniverse! Sorry that this took so long, I'll see about pinging someone to properly activate your account and double check everything.

There was one little issue with your super attack. Since those clones are running away from you in their own stampede, it is effectively a ranged attack. So it would need ranged proficiency. Because of that, it's not on your roster below (nor is area attack, as it was only needed for that move). You can consider your super move to be approved with ranged proficiency and area attack as requirements, so if you do get ranged proficiency you can link this post as the approval for that move if you want. I.e. if you buy this:

Tier 1 Super Attack: "Dragon Force" (600 OM) (Requirements: Ranged Proficiency & Area Attack Proficiency): As Segata enters his battle stance, an aura of power exudes from him, summoning a swarm of approximately 100 Segata clones to stampede forward at 70 MPH, tearing the enemy apart. The swarm takes up about five feet in width. This attack can only travel in a straight line, and each clone disappears if it hits a wall. It also deals very high damage and covers 130 feet, while also lasting under 2 seconds. However, the amount of power needed to create so many copies strips him of quite a bit of energy, leaving him very fatigued.

I'm going to leave this thread open for a bit, but if you want to discuss move creation and alternatives, the Move Creation Workshop is a good place for it. Or just shoot me a PM.

Here is your roster:

Name: Segata Sanshiro
Spent OM: 3800
Consumed OM (0): (for consumed items or OM permanently lost from respecs, etc)
Proficiencies (2000): Physical Strength (1000), Debuff Proficiency (1000)
Powers (900/8000): Advanced Super Jumping (500), Master Acrobat (400)
Moves (900): "Sanshiro Kick!" (300), "Home Run!" (300), "Use Your Head!" (300) 
Super Moves (0): 
Transformations (0): 
Assists (0):
Items (0):
Artefacts: None
Bases (0): 
Unlocks (0): 
Base stats: 
ATK: 4
DEF: 3
SPD: 1
TEC: 2

Please make a new thread in the Roster forum with the name of your character as the title and copy and paste the above into the first post. It is also highly recommended that you make more posts within your own roster that detail any extra information about your character that you wish to include for the benefit of others. Any future purchases can be made in your log, here. Directions for making purchases/deductions can be found here.

After you’ve set up your Roster and visited your Purchase Log, be sure to link them in your Profile! Directions can be found here.

Don’t forget to check out this thread to learn what to do when you’ve been approved.

Thank you for joining the Omniverse, we hope you enjoy your stay!

Well that's certainly good to hear, but could I modify the character information one more time so that I COULD use Dragon Force? I figure if I get rid of Master Acrobat, then get the Area Attack Proficiency, I would just be able to fit it all in. Or are my calculations off?

[Segata Sanshiro]

Well, that's certainly good to hear. However, would it be alright if, before I do submit it, I were to edit the character info one more time so I CAN use the Dragon Force super move?

[Dane Regan]

Sure. If you juggled it, you could end up with something like this, but you'd still need another 600 OM to actually buy the move (that would equate you about 3000 words of writing with rest points, although it'll usually work out a bit less). I think you didn't quite account for ranged proficiency requiring 1000 OM.
[spoiler]
Name: Segata Sanshiro
Spent OM: 5000
Consumed OM (0): (for consumed items or OM permanently lost from respecs, etc)
Proficiencies (3600): Physical Strength (1000), Ranged Proficiency (1000), Area Attack (600), Debuff Proficiency (1000)
Powers (500/8000): Advanced Super Jumping (500)
Moves (900): "Sanshiro Kick!" (300), "Home Run!" (300), "Use Your Head!" (300)
Super Moves (0):
Transformations (0):
Assists (0):
Items (0):
Artefacts: None
Bases (0):
Unlocks (0):
Base stats:
ATK: 4
DEF: 3
SPD: 1
TEC: 2
[/spoiler]

If you really want your super attack at the start, I'd suggest dropping debuff proficiency for now, and your "Use Your Head!" move. And then pick them up later. So you could end up with something like this:
[spoiler]
Name: Segata Sanshiro
Spent OM: 4300
Consumed OM (0): (for consumed items or OM permanently lost from respecs, etc)
Proficiencies (2600): Physical Strength (1000), Ranged Proficiency (1000), Area Attack (600)
Powers (500/8000): Advanced Super Jumping (500)
Moves (600): "Sanshiro Kick!" (300), "Home Run!" (300)
Super Moves (600): Tier 1 Super Attack: "Dragon Force" (600)
Transformations (0):
Assists (0):
Items (0):
Artefacts: None
Bases (0):
Unlocks (0):
Base stats:
ATK: 4
DEF: 3
SPD: 1
TEC: 2
[/spoiler]

Anyway, I'm just musing here. Go ahead and give your thread another bump once you've got something you're happy with, or to ask any questions. That said, if you don't think you're likely to use ranged proficiency for any other moves in the future, and don't wanna dish out the 1000 OM for it (i.e. you don't have any ki blasts or guns or anything like that planned), then I'd recommend you scrap your supermove and try and work out something else. Your clone move, for example, could operate with physical proficiency if you ran along with the clones, but you'd really need burst movement or superspeed for that to work at that speed (so you'd still be paying 800 or 1000 more OM - but it would be for something potentially more useful). Either way, I think it'd best to get you going rather than setting up more moves. You can always make and buy something later!

[Segata Sanshiro]

Well, I've put the first post in the Characters section. Now what should I click when trying to post the other info? I tried doing a "reply" to it, but it won't accept the whole thing when I paste it. Will I have to type the whole thing again, or am I missing something right in front of my face?

[Dane Regan]

You should be able to click "new reply", and then add another post to your roster thread containing the info you want to add. The same way you'd post here.

[Segata Sanshiro]

Alright. That's done. Anything else I should do?

[Dane Regan]

Nope. You're all good to go. You can start posting whenever you're ready, and feel free to direct any questions you might have to the help desk - although try and check the rules first. Have fun in the Omniverse!