Michael Gladio (Updated)

[Mr. Moon]

<Michael Gladio>

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Other Names:– Jonathan Campbell
Epithet:– Devil´s Advocate
Height:– 190 cm
Build:– Athletic
Age:– 31 years
Gender:– Male
Race:– Human
Occupation:– Lawyer
Bounty/Rank:– None

Total X-Poinz:– 2278

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{Earned Points}
+ 300 (Starting Points)
+ 116 (When a Glass Needs a Lawyer) 
+ 60 (One Man´s Vigilante is Another Man´s Wanted Criminal)
+ 40 (Storm on the Coast)
+ 154 (Vacationer Meets Agent, Leisurely Hunt Begins)
+ 138 (Verse I: Shed Not Tears, O Heaven; Thy Blade Cries for Blood!)
+ 230 (Probation for  a Killer!)
+ 21 (Breaking Angel Out of Prison!)
+ 220 (Probation for a Killer II)
+ 99 (Dancing in the Rain! Cheaters Never Win!) 
+ 10 (Revenge for the Fallen)
+ 230 (Probation for a Killer III) 
+ 660 (Bonus for Blues)

Used X-Poinz:– 1150

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{Spend Points}

Regular Points
Sorrow (Rank II Weapon) - 250
Fist of Imperial Dragon (D-class Fighting Style) - 200 Points
Sword of Imperial Phoenix (D-class Fighting Style) - 200 Points 
Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Nekomata (Mythical Zoan) - 500 Points

Rebate (275)
Fist of Imperial Dragon (D-class) + 125 Rebate
Sword of Imperial Phoenix (D-class) + 125 Rebate
Sorrow (Rank II Weapon) + 125 Rebate
Nekomata (Mythical Zoan) + 250 Rebate
Tagatana (Rank I Technique) - 50 Points 
Edge (Rank I Technique) - 50 Points
Sword (Rank II Technique) - 75 Points
Blink (Rank II Technique) - 75 Points 
Ikazuchi Kata: Shidensen (Rank III Technique) - 100 Points 

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Personality

Alignment – Lawful Evil
Michael doesn´t like unnecessary cruelty and he also doesn´t enjoy hurting others, however despite this he is far away from being a good person as he is very cynical, ruthless and merciless when interacting with other people outside of his circle of closest friends. Because of that he has no problems to hurt or even kill innocent people in cold blood if it´s serves his goals and conviction. However he isn´t any crazed warmonger either as he maintains very strict code of conduct and moral system that he follows to the letter.

Nature – Idealist
In his core, Michael is idealist who strongly believes in the concepts of greater good, true love, unbreakable friendship and sacred vows. There wouldn´t be anything wrong with this unless he was taking their violation too personally. Breaking ones promises, betraying friends, cheating on the loved ones, witnessing all this things can easily push Michael over the edge, sending him on a crusade for achieving greater good and eradication of the corrupted and evil.

Demeanor – Eye of Storm
Being too intelligent to believe that someone like him could survive in a regular society for too long, Michael shut his true nature behind a mask and acts as his true self only when it´s raining. Outside of this, he takes on a face of true gentleman, someone who is kind, noble and polite to others. In his disguise he keeps his language always clean and threats others with with respect and dignity even if they are trying to provoke him. To further improve his mask, he added the feeling of great tiredness and sorrow to his demeanor. So he walks and speak slowly and often seems to be absentminded as someone who went through burnout and lost his drive. The difference between the regular appearance, vibes and demeanor of “Jonathan Campbell” and his true self is so great that even people who knows him very good have a hard time recognizing that the two of them are one and the same.

Hobbies and Peculiarities
Born with very sharp mind and great emotional intelligence, Michael is equipped with high level of empathy, self control and social awareness. Thanks to that, he is actually very good listener, capable of quickly pick on social cues and communicate with others well. Quick on his feet during conversations he is able to quickly figure out how his counterparts feels and what is important to them. As a lawyer he uses this abilities well in his line of work as he can easily confuse the witness of the counterparty to twist their story in a way that suits his own agenda, or to present the jury with the right arguments that convince them most. In his free time he prefers the solitude of his own house, listening to a good music and accompanied only by a good book and quality wine instead of other peoples. He has also soft spot for a cats and stray kittens however doesn´t think that he is actually suited to own one so he feeds them outside, never taking one home. He is also avid Martial Artist as he noticed, that regular training of works as a form of meditation for him and helps to keep his natural tendencies in a bay at least until the rain starts falling.

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Appearance

Physical Description
Michael is tall man in his early thirties, who usually walks around with his back slightly hunched so he look somehow shorter than he really is. Despite this he has fairly athletic build coupled with firm, wiry muscles and nice aristocratic looking face. Despite his usually tired expression, Michael takes a good care about his look, keeping his black hair cut on appropriate length and his face shaved. As mentioned above, his face has usually tired expression, that is reflected even in his dark brown eyes. However when he let himself loose the tired mask will make a place for a grim smile and focused gaze.

Outfit and Accessories
To stay true to his status and occupation, Michael almost always wears a quality two piece suit together with a dark shirt, tie and perfectly maintained formal shoes. When necessary he puts a black coat over his jacket as he doesn´t recognize any lighter color than black and it´s shadows. When being outside he also frequently uses leather gloves together with a his sword cane carried for a self defense reasons. At least usually.


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Traits

Celerity
E-class
Being born with natural affinity for quickness over brute strength, Michael trained his movement and combat abilities until his natural swiftness surpassed the limits of normal human body. Of course he can not move with a “blinding speed” but still fast enough to be able to catch regular fighters of guard or swiftly dodge their attacks.

Praestantia
E-class
Gifted with steady hands and excellent hand to eye coordination Michael reached inhuman levels of precision that allows him to exploit even the tinniest opportunities for counterattack and attack from uncommon and unpredictable positions and angles with great accuracy.

Obfuscate
E-class
Michael is natural born predator and hunter who instinctively knows how to conceal his presence and stay silent. Moving from shadow to shadow without making much if any sounds.
Coupling his training with practical experiences, Michael learned how to stay silent. This ability comes very handy to him whenever is he stalking his next prey, or trying to disappear from his pursuers. He is so good in this, than mere human can hope to match him in the art of silent movement.

Temporis
D-class
Facing several life or death situations over the course of his journey awakened Michael´s reflexes, making them incredibly sharp and accurate. Thanks to that he can react to sudden changes in his environment, even under very chaotic conditions, faster and more accurately than would be possible for any normal human

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Fighting Styles

Name:- Fist of Imperial Dragon
Focus:- “Locks and Throws”; “Counterattacks”;
Class:- D
Description:- Almost esoteric style, that he learned from his half-brother Gabriel. It´s focused on stable, low stances and flow like movements, centered around circular arm movements that are used to intercept and redirect the incoming attack. The style itself currently lack any real offensive capabilities and is concentrated only around deflection of the opponent´s attack and counterattacking via grappling, throwing and locking techniques, that are using the enemy´s strength against them.

• Wind Kata (D-class):- Thanks to the incredible speed and precision of his movements, Michael learned how to project the power of his attack on distance via projectiles made from compressed air and vacuum.
  

Name:- Fist of Imperial Tiger
Focus:- “Mixed boxing”; “Power Attacks”;
Class:- E
Description:- Hard style of mixed boxing, that he studied with his brother Gabriel. It´s focused on straightforward, fast footwork, which main goal is ot get the user as close to their opponent, as possible, to maximize the effectiveness of knee, elbows and shoulder strikes that are the true specialty of this style. Once the user is inside their opponent´s zone, they start to use short stomping footwork to limit their movements combined with staggering strikes to the vital parts of their body, mainly solar plexus, neck, chin, temple and groins. As a close quarter boxing style, the Imperial Tiger doesn´t contain any kicks (with the exception of few low kicks and it´s characteristic stomping footwork) and no grappling or wrestling techniques.

Name:- Sword of Imperial Phoenix
Focus:- “Sword”; “High speed movement”;
Class:- D
Description:- Michael studied basics of this style together with his brother Gabrie. This style is focused on circular footwork, together with constant flow like movement of the user´s sword. The practitioners are employing whole body movements with coiling and uncoiling action that allows them quickly maneuver around the opponent and flow in or out of object´s way. However once the time to take an action comes, Michael swiftly switches into more direct footwork, unleashing very aggressive, rapid fire of attack in the form of thrusts and cuts, mixed with some basic grapples and throws with the intention to finish off any opponent, before pulling back again into the circular footwork. This swift switching between circular, evasive and fast, direct techniques makes the Imperial Phoenix into ideal style for fights with bigger number of opponents.

• Lightning Kata (D-class): Mastering the art of autosuggestion, Michael learned how to push the limits of his body so he would be able to move with blinding speed even if only for a short moment.
  

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Techniques

Name:- Tagatana
Fighting Style:- Fist of Imperial Dragon
Rank:- 1
Description:- Fast and powerful chop performed with the Tagatana or knife hand, where all fingers of the hand are extended and pressed together before Michael will attack his target with a circular strike, using the edge of his hand as a “blade”. As the technique by itself can not really cut through human skin, its targets are usually vulnerable parts of the body, like the lower ribs, collar bone, or neck, where it can break bones or stun the opponent.

• Name:- Sword
  Fighting Style:- Fist of Imperial Dragon
  Rank:- 2
  Aspects:- Wind Kata
  Description:- Forming his knife hand, Michael will swing his arm in a wide arc across his body with such speed that it creates a crescent blade of compressed air in its wake. Because of the wide arc of the initial movement, this blade doesn't travel far, but rather cuts through space in a semicircle in front of the user, effectively increasing the range of his arm several times, while giving him the ability to actually cut through the body of his enemies.

Name:- Edge
Fighting Style:- Sword of Imperial Phoenix
Rank:- 1
Description:- Using the incredible speed and strength of his lower legs Michael can either propel himself backward or pull himself forward using nothing more than the toes of his feet. This technique doesn't allow him to move with blinding speed nor a very far away (three to five steps at best), but since it doesn't involve any large movement in the opponent's field of vision and can be kept out of sync with the movement of the rest of the body it can confuse the opponent greatly and make it harder for them to predict his movements. To work correctly he has to be either barefoot or wear very flexible shoes.

• Name:- Blink
  Original:- Edge
  Rank:- 2
  Aspects:- None
  Description:- Using his feet as a whole instead of just toes, together with his natural speed, Michael can greatly increase the speed of his movement, to the point where he is able to hit the ground ten or more times in the blink of an eye. By timing the movement with the moment his opponent blinks and taking advantage of their blind spots he can create the illusion of vanishing into thin air, enabling him to close distance or change position easily.
• Name:- Ikazuchi Kata: Shidensen
  Original:- Blink
  Rank:- 3
  Aspects:- Lightning Kata
  Description:- Using Blink, Michael will charge against his target with blinding speed, unleashing an incredibly fast slash with his sword just as he passes them. His charge and attack are seamlessly connected together and both are performed with blinding speed. Meaning that if the target is not capable of tracking this kind of movement all they´ll see is Michael disappearing right in front of their eyes. And when he´ll finally appear again behind their backs, they are already cut.

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Equipment

Name:- Sorrow
Fighting Style:- Sword of Imperial Phoenix
Rank:- 2
Description:- Sorrow is a cane sword. In it´s sheathed form, Sorrow looks like elegant walking cane with black wooden varnished shaft and spherical handle made from pure silver and decorated with elegant ornaments. However as in the case of all cane sword, in times of need, Gabriel can draw a slender steel blade from it, that is around one meter long, double edged, with a sharp tip adapted to both thrusting and cutting attacks. The quality of the blade´s craftsmanship is such, that it can be comparable with Wazamo blades although it doesn´t officially belongs to this category.

• Crying Blade (Aspect):- Aside from being a well-crafted sword on its own, Sorrow has a special ability that allows its user to use basic water based techniques. That´s because its blade is made from a special steel-like alloy, that can, during its movement, capture humidity from the air and condense it into the form of small droplets of water, giving the impression that the sword itself is crying when used.

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Background

Childhood
Michael was born in the North Blue as a son illegitimate son of local noble and a blacksmith´s daughter. His father never cared about him enough to visit him even once however if nothing else he paid his mother enough so that the two of them could live pretty comfortable life. Since his mother cared about him only because he was steady source of money for her he was basically raised by their various neighbours who took care about his proper education and socialization. It was from Irene, young washerwoman, who was living next to them, that he learned about how dangerous his tendencies can be and so he began to hid them away behind a mask of carefree, yet kind child. At the age of six he also met a young boy, only year older than him, named Gabriel Moon as the two boys quickly discovered they were in fact half brothers which turned them into best friends almost overnight. In the following years the two of them were almost inseparable. And since he was the younger one, Michael was easily impressionable by Gabriel´s decisions and so when his older brother told him that his mother is giving away money for his future studies, Michael decided to steal money from his mother to save for his future studies as well.

College Years
Although his mother suspected him, Michael´s natural talents and intellect prevent her from ever realizing that it´s really him who is taking her money. Thanks to this he managed to save enough funds for university to which he signed up as fast as he could, cutting all connection he had with his mother. At firs the wanted to study meteorology and cartography to become navigator and leave his birth island on some merchant ship, but his brother talked him into picking law instead. The study was hard, but he still managed to graduate with very good marks despite being forced to take on a regular job to cover his expanse a his mother wouldn´t pay him single Beli and asking Gabriel for help would me too much for his dignity. He also picked up fencing during his studies. Not because he would be particularly interested in swordplay, but because everyone was doing it and he didn´t want to stand out too much.

First murder
After his graduation Michael started to work for a small law office as an assistant and he did pretty good job until one of his superiors framed him from embezzlement of money from their company. It was even worse because few days earlier Michael found out that this colleague of his was taking the money, however chose not to report him because he fell for his story about difficult family situation and promise, that he will return the money as soon as possible. Kicked from his job with ruined reputation, Michael for the first time in his life snapped. That day it was strong thunderstorm above their city with heavy rain and he was aimlessly walking through the streets when he noticed hi former superior walking out from a random bar. Following him on his way home, Michael pushed him into side allay and killed him with a sword. Shocked by the fact how little he felt afterwards he choose to leave the island as he would be the first suspect anyway. For few next years he traveled randomly through the North Blue until he by an accident met Gabriel once again. Joining him on one of his many expeditions, Michael studied some martial arts with him in an attempt to find inner peace through their exercises. Despite ultimately failing in his attempt he at least let Gabriel to talk him into settling once again.

Building career
Changing his name to a Jonathan Campbell, Michael moved to the Loguetown, where he started small legal office quickly raising in a renown and prestige as his unique skills helped him to win case after case. However despite all his career success he never felt really fulfilled. On Gabriel´s request he was suppressing his nature, even when the rain came to keep himself clean and out of any suspicion. To keep himself in check he started visiting a local therapist, eccentric yet very knowledgeable man named Samael Moore, who taugh him how to control his stress better. It helped a bit, especially when he combined it with the technique he learned from his brother with whom Michael kept regular contact via letters. However lately he started questioning whatever it was right decision or not, especially with all that injustice and evil he meets everyday.

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