2021 Marine Draft

[Jade]

As part of an upcoming project, we’ll be needing a number of Marine officers to fill certain positions around the world. So, we’re turning to the community! While certain chosen suggestions will be implemented around the site, this is primarily meant to be a fun event where folks can flex their creative muscles. As such, we aren’t looking for fully-detailed NPCs, just basic ideas that can be expanded upon, should these Marines be called upon for active duty!

To submit a Marine in this contest, all you’ll need to do is fill out the following template:

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Description:[/b] Can include defining quirks and characteristics, how they treat their subordinates, key aspects of their personal fighting style, or any other details you think are important to the concept - just keep it short and sweet! The description should only be a few sentences long.

And that’s it! Submissions from a given member should be done in a single post, so if you have further ideas after your initial entries, you should edit them into your original post; there is no limit to the number of submissions you can make during this event! Participating in this event will earn you 50 Account Rebate, which will be awarded after the event closes on November 14th, 2021 at 11:59 PM, EST.

[York]

Name Dave Spivey
Description: A man who once wanted to become a model, but instead devoted his life to the marines when a horrible accident broke his nose. He would recover from the injury but his nose would become crooked and produce a whistling sound as he breathed that, oddly, attracts birds whenever he’s outside. Seeing this as the end of his world, David would keep his face covered, lest the rest of the world see his disfigurement and be driven mad at the sight of a slightly crooked nose.

He tries to avoid getting into fights himself, as he isn’t very strong physically. His greatest ability is called Runway Step. After spending years reading fashion magazines and studying the poses that models manage to pull, Dave is able to switch between poses so quickly that it is almost instantaneous, allowing to dodge most attacks with ease.

[risaka]

Name: Polly Manna

Description: With an enthusiastic nature radiating from his way of walking and talking Polly is a tall man that will always kneel down to fit the height to the one he's conversing with, even with dwarves. He treats those working under him no less than a friend, the fellow desk worker next to his own, one and the very same table. Often this can make him seem like a pushover, easily persuaded and often tricked by the most bareboned lie. However, despite being assumed as a naive man he is not to underestimated. He values his men highly and stand strong when push comes to shove.

Key defining traits

Optimistic+
Curious+
Selfless+
Expressive+

Overbearing-
Dramatic-

[Elbaf_Giant81]

Name: Wallace "Whip" Lasher

Description: Lasher is slightly taller in height compared to a average human and has a thin yet toned build and speaks with a gravelly voice His eyes obscured by think rectangular sunglasses. Long black hair tied in dreadlocks. He often fights with a pair of long silver grey bullwhips which he has excellent skill with. A strict individual, he expects he best of Marine Soldiers to follow his command. He tends end his sentences with -bishi (the Japanese onomatopoeia for a whip sound) 

[Mr. Moon]

Name:- Robert “Spiky Ball” Rockfest
Description:- Robert is half human, half hedgehog mink, who was accepted into the Marines because the recruiter officer mistook him for a Devil Fruit user. Despite being man in his late twenties, Rockfest is rather short and stocky with childish face and long mane of spikes that are replacing his regular hair. Although he is trying to act all tough, he has very childish personality that is prone to outbursts and to bending the rules to suit his whims. Leading division of primary female subordinates who consider him adorable, Robert himself went through extensive augmentation that transformed him into cyborg that is entering combat as a rolling ball of steel spikes of death with several retractable gun platforms.

Name:- Libuse “Babuska” Novakova
Description:- Elderly woman of uncertain age between sixty and hundred years with long gray hair braided into Ukrainian braid and incredibly long fingernails that are curled like a small scrolls at the tips of her fingers. Wearing traditional folk costume of her people with marine coat over it she acts as your regular grandmother towards her underlings, cooking for them and endlessly talking about her great-grandchildren. However once she enters combat, this benevolent grandma transforms into terrifying hag, who is using her mastery over Life-Return to trap her victims with her hair before finishing them off with her fingernails that acts as razor sharp switch-blades.

Name:- Yurii “Cossack” Turchaninov
Description:- Tall, and wiry man in late thirties or early forties with dark hair and rugged appearance, that has no use for uniform with the except of the tattered justice coat which he wears across one shoulder. Dangerous swordsman who mastered the “polish saber”, exceptional gunslinger, that is constantly armed with four to six pistols and highly unorthodox and completely unpredictable chieftain that leads his band of fiercely loyal misfits in the quest for his personal justice. Unlike normal marines he is rarely chasing down or capturing pirates, instead he took upon himself the task to educate them and show them the pain and suffering they are causing others by raiding and looting their bases and hiding places with treasures. Always leaving his personal mark behind so they could try to find him and take their revenge if they dare.

[Fox]

Name: Dean Graves
Description: A severe, no nonsense sort of man, Graves despises people. He's as prickly as a porcupine and generally unfun to be around. He touts a philosophy of absolute justice that says that all people are guilty until proven innocent. His harsh stance on justice has made him wildly unpopular with most Marines assigned to be around him. He respects authority, but is incredibly harsh toward his subordinates, keen on crushing the lawlessness out of them.

Graves uses an oversized pair of Kairoseki manacles to bludgeon and beat down his opponents. Their weight is heavy enough to crack stone and break through metal.

[Fennec]

Name: “Giant Slayer” Sir Sancho LaMancha
Description: An old man standing at six feet tall with a rather fragile-looking build. He tends to wear a helmet and chainmail underneath his marine uniform. A knight from a distant land! Sancho believes in the ideals of justice and chivalry. He is a very honorable sort! He is also extremely loud proclaiming his actions and attacks before doing them with grand zeal. The knightly marine fights with a longsword and despite his fragile appearance he packs extremely heavy blows capable of smashing through hard substances with no problem. But despite this strength, Sancho is half-blind and often mistakes inanimate objects with opponents thus leading to a lot of inadvertent collateral damage. However, to make up for this near blindness he has an extreme sense of hearing.

Name: “North Wind” Ivanka Nordskov
Description: A tall and haughty blonde standing at eight feet in size. Ivanka boasts an athletic build with piercing blue eyes. She is known as the "Northern Wind" because her words cut like a cold wind. She is stern and no-nonsense and hardly ever minces her words. A true pillar of justice, Ivanka believes in absolute rules. All those who oppose the World Government must be eliminated. Ivanka tends to prefer using her fists when fighting, her blows are very heavy and pack a "cold" punch to them. Being capable of delivering freezing blows that can bypass standard defenses with ease. This style of boxing of course gives her a major edge on the seas. To her, if you can't survive the winter... then maybe you shouldn't have made it this far.

Name: “Dandy Swordsman” Mon Roy
Description: Standing at 9'11" Mon Roy is an imposing figure. His brown curly hair is at shoulder length and contrasts with his olive-colored eyes. Combined with his french bicorne hat and his marine uniform he comes off as a rather intimidating man. Despite this, Mon Roy is a rather soft-spoken and respectful man who deeply cares for those who serve him. He is also a strong believer in moral justice and doing what is right. Understanding that the law doesn't always hold the key to true justice. Mon Roy is a very powerful fighter, combining expertise in Rokushiki alongside masterful swordsmanship. He specifically prefers using an estoc sword alongside mobility abilities like Soru and Geppou. He even has mastered the former, being able to incorporate it into his sword fighting.

Name: “Little Queen” Corgi Hampton
Description: A petite girl who dresses like a Drum Major and stands no taller tham 4'8". She boasts a very friendly smile! Corgi is a force to be reckoned with. What she lacks in physical might she more than makes up for with her leadership skills. Don't let her cute appearance fool you! She is a shrewd and stubborn woman with a crass sense of humor and quite the temperament. You don't want to anger this little lass. Unlike other marines her sense of justice lies in protecting others. She doesn't care about absolute or moral justice or anything. To her, her job as a marine is to ensure civilian lives are safe as such she puts a heavy emphasis on civilian protection. The ginger-haired girl leads her battalion of troops like a parade synchronizing their attacks like a mighty orchestra. Combine this with her ability to devise complex and effective plans on short notice and you'll see she is a formidable marine. Despite not being much a combatant she fights with a seastone baton that she tosses around, doing spinning trick shots with it that can easily incapacitate opponents.

[Jade]

Name: "Hot-Headed" Sigrun
Description: A... Spirited young woman who joined the Marines after being inspired by both the real and fictional heroes. She fancies herself a "hero in the making", and wears a modified Justice coat that looks more like the popular comic strip character Sora's cape. She has a tendency to leave her subordinates in the dust as she moves quickly through the air, always seeking out injustices, big and small, to solve - but preferably with her fists!

Name: "Sunny Smile" Aljoy
Description: A former shop clerk who was discovered by a Marine recruiter following an altercation between Aljoy and a customer of the shop, wherein Aljoy "snapped", as the recruiter put it, and did incredible damage to the shop around him and the patronizing patron. The ordinarily pleasant young man has taken to his new role like a fish to water - although his superiors occasionally get reports of Aljoy complaining about them behind his back. However, his subordinates love him, as he takes great efforts to ensure that they aren't overworking themselves. Memories of his "time in Hell", as Aljoy puts it, turn him into a veritable berserker on the battlefield, swinging an axe larger than his own body around like it weighs nothing.

[viruswithshoes]

Name: Novus Secunda
Description: Tall, bespectacled woman with long black dyed hair with orange roots.

Specializes in intelligence gathering and sabotaging anti-World Government groups while undercover. Fighting style consists mostly of fast shigan strikes to vital areas.

Her sense of humor ranges from the immature, such as making subordinates give her piggyback rides to save energy, to the macabre, referring to her hair color as "murder black" because it "dyed by her hand".

People who work around her tend to be put off by her frequent exasperated sighs when ordered to do something but appreciate her willingness to do the tedious aspects of spy-craft that require little excitement and much concentration.

Her hobbies are writing erotic spy novels under the pseudonym Prisoner Six and collecting porcelain figurines.

Her dream is to make a living from her writing.
Her motto is: Justice is decided by who controls the information.

[Jade]

Apologies for the delay here! Thank you to everyone who submitted a Marine in this event. You'll have your 50 Account Rebate added to your accounts shortly.

Thank you to those who participated!