[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ AFFILIATION:[break]Villain

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ ALIASES:[break]Dandy[break]
Jawbreaker[break]
Jobby

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ GENDER:[break]Agender (He/Him)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ AGE:[break]26(?)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ SEXUALITY:[break]Just A Silly Guy

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ LATERALITY:[break]Right-Handed

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ BIRTHPLACE:[break]Shibuya, Japan(?)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ LANGUAGES:[break]Japanese[break]
English[break]
French(?)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ OCCUPATION:[break]Criminal Courier

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ POSITIVE TRAITS:[break]
✔ Wily[break]
✔ Quick-Witted[break]
✔ Jovial[break]
✔ Optimistic[break]

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ NEGATIVE TRAITS:[break]
✘ Narcissistic[break]
✘ Superfluous[break]
✘ Fastidiuous[break]
✘ Devious[break]

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ LIKES:[break]
✔ Jokes[break]
✔ Jives[break]
✔ Banter[break]
✔ Extravagance[break]

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ DISLIKES:[break]
✘ Anarchy[break]
✘ Unscrupulousness[break]
✘ Carelessness[break]
✘ Mediocrity[break]

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ HEIGHT:[break]6'1" | 185 cms

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ WEIGHT:[break]141 lbs | 64 kgs

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ EYE COLOR:[break]Black

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ HAIR COLOR:[break]N/A

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ FACE CLAIM:[break]Candyman

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ FACE CLAIM ORIGIN:[break]Lethal League Blaze

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ VOICE:[break]Axl Low (Japanese)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ VOICE ORIGIN:[break]Guilty Gear Strive

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ STRENGTH: C

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ CONSTITUTION: C-

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ SPEED: B

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ DEXTERITY: B

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ AWARENESS: C+

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ PRESENCE: D- (B+)

[attr="class","explorerstats"]▸ LIMIT BREAKERS: 5

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ APPEARANCE ◂

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The Crown Messenger of Villainous Debonair, Dr. Dandy — or "Dandy" for simplicity's sake — stands above the crowd of street-level miscreants, tired-trope has-beens, and unaccomplished never-will-bees with his mannerly visage and humored disposition. The man holds himself up as one of refined taste, wasting no opportunity to dress though born into the heart of luxury itself with a dapper dress, vest, and bowler to compliment. For what may inherently lack by the blasé standards of the contemporary, Dandy more than defines his refined design through the decent demeanor he demonstrates.[break][break]

Coupled with his imposing stature and wiry frame, Dandy becomes a figure near impossible to mistake for another; no, lest the bright yellow that sits atop his shoulders, pinned atop his collared and concealed neck, be mistaken for any random individual with a jawbreaker for a head. Such an ornament, as he prefers to describe it, is the centerpiece of his figure, the light by which comrades and antagonists flock like moths to his lemon-scented pyre. It is the staple of his "villainous brand," if you will, the very core to be thought of when the term "dandy" enters the conversation — and he'd prefer it no other way.

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ PERSONALITY ◂

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The manner by which Dandy dresses could be no more indicative of his eccentricities than morning light is indicative of the rising sun. Indeed, Dandy holds about such an air of affable regality because he ascribes himself to such core truths; to him, the best of people cannot be whole without acquiring their own cultured taste and ability to spark cheer within their surrounding crowd. To be dignified without wit or whimsy is to be a nobleman failed in love and passion, whilst those who bring only laughs become the inevitable clown — a sad, sad clown. It is only in the fusion that one may become whole, that one may glimmer with fervent fever, that one may boldly banter without fear of bearing besmirchment: That one may thrive.[break][break]

To that end, Dandy staunchly defers to the ideal of self-evaluation, self-improvement, and a willingness to change and evolve as the world speeds along. To him, the world is so truly beautiful because of its ever-changing nature, one that may flip entirely with just the drop of a needle or the melody of a recluse finally sounding out to the souls of those abound; Dandy's abhors chaos, an attribute one may attribute to the hectic world — but he doesn't see this tumultuous nature as "chaos" or "anarchy." Rather, the world sprung forth and existing in the modern day, even with elements of chaos burrowed within, is largely built up from the maintenance of cognition, rumination, and eventual apotheosis.[break][break]

The world is not chaos.[break][break]

Only the most beautiful of individuals will become their greatest selves; the gifted and the lonesome, as he ponders it, often turn out to become such beings, with either an inherent inkling to their potential or space to ponder their capacity to achieve satisfaction respectively. They may take years, if not decades, to achieve such dynamic contentment, but those that manage shine the most golden apple of Dandy's eye.[break]

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ HISTORY ◂

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There first came breath, a sharp inhale of tainted air, before there came the sight of the dingy surround; a decrepit scene of collapsed stone, wood flooring rotted and jutting about, and a dilapidated roofing that could hardly be recognized as was it was before. Such were the first things "Dandy" saw of the world. Rending himself from his cocoon, the fully formed vessel, yet to know the ways of man or all the knowledge its like had accrued, looked about to find nothing, no one; yet he knew not this to be unusual. In fact, it was this "birth" — or "rebirth," as he later hypothesized — that introduced him first to the world.[break][break]

Dressed within the rags formerly scattered about the scene, Dandy left from his burrow and out into the world; a world of light, one merciless upon the newly awakening senses of the unknown progeny, was shown unto him; Shibuya, Japan, as he would later learn to call it. But for what was, he possessed no understanding of all these new things, of the neon lights and screens abound, of the roaring torrent of the machines that dashed about, and of the robust crowds that scurried about him. The latter intrigued him, in its diverse mixture of people who seemed homogeneous — what he later understood to be typical humans — and beings more akin to himself — mutants, as he later learned he, too, was — as he strung himself about.[break][break]

His mind, formed as an adult in its ability to comprehend, was yet to possess knowledge grander than survival. It was only the perceived that Dandy could comprehend, coming to watch the patterns he saw about himself. His days would be spent wandering Shibuya, listening to the world about him and attempting to reconcile meaning from uttered grunts and soundings, before returning to the cave he'd been born from when night fell.[break][break]

Such was the pattern for the following years, with more and more knowledge filling his mind as he took to being part of society. Trash, as he learned to call it, became his sustenance where he could find it; so too did it become the clothes on his back, as well as what he'd come to understand as his education. Furthermore, the instincts of Gobstopper began to unravel, and so too came more Dandys.[break][break]

So he became friends with himself; it was in their collective mind that they explored, understood, and stole where need be. Of course, they did not understand "stealing" until the times it bit them — such was how they came to know the term "thief."[break][break]

Their most fruitful harvests would be those of electronics, especially computers and the necessary mechanisms to charge them. Sometimes they would be discarded pieces thrown in the trash, with cracked screens and faulty keyboards, but as he learned the saying went, "One man's trash is another man's treasure."[break][break]

The first 10 years passed in this cognizant period, an ever-continuing rolling of the stone up the hill, but soon too the mountain and the rock became known identities to the hivemind. Their understanding, and the resources with which they gained access — such as homeless shelters, libraries, or even eavesdropping on lessons taught to children — Dandy began to understand the world: It was much larger than he'd thought, and the complexities behind it went far beyond his wildest imagination.[break][break]

Following this period, Dandy's growth only accelerated. Language, both written and spoken, had come naturally to him, and he took to utilizing such tools as means to progress further; even work, as he came to understand it, opened. Yes, in this time, "identity" was becoming known to him, and so too came the importance of it. To network with others and form connections was his lifeblood, taking on courier jobs he'd only later understand to be of illicit intent, yet fruitful in providing. His resources finally went beyond food and clothing for himself — the entire hive, of course — to the point of housing, albeit dubious in its landlords — and the processes by which he could acquire more expertise. Connections grew, and even an ID came about so he may be recognized.[break][break]

By this point, the hive had begun to call itself "Dandy," but it needed a name proper; thus, it chose the moniker "Randle Dandy," though he came to much prefer the title "Dr. Dandy" over his new, legal name.[break][break]

Now having reached his early twenties, the pieces by which he knew himself fell into place. He was, although illicitly, a member of the grander society, and so too did he realize the reason; he'd likely lived a life before. The nature by which quirks functioned could not have simply "produced" a cocoon as he'd been born from. No, a cocoon forming via his quirk was indicative of creating more of himself — thus came the revelation that, although having already cycled through many sets of bodies by this point, there had come a time before their "first," before the period of birth and growth. The original Dandy, whatever they were once known as, had perished in some form or another, and their "first" had been an unaccounted remnant of the former, leading to a whole new life. In that sense, "Dandy" would only be 26, while their true being was likely much, much older.[break][break]

Dandy, however, chose to disregard the former life that was. No comfort would come in digging for it or its past, for, very simply, Dandy was not whomever they were prior. Dandy was he, and he would not stain the being he'd become with the inane details of he who was no longer.[break][break]

And so, he arrived in the modern day of the year 2100, sporting the age of 26 as Dandy. A well-kept, cultured being, with business ever booming. Now, however, loomed the temptation for more.

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ ITEMS ◂

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▸ Touch-screen flip-phone (Dandy prefers the folding capability)[break]
▸ Key ring[break]
▸ Yellow hooked cane (with red tip)[break]
▸ .357 Magnum (concealed within vest, only ever loaded with 2 rounds and no reserves)[break]
▸ Pocket notebook

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ QUIRK ◂

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QUIRK NAME: Gobstopper[break]
QUIRK RANK: B+[break]
QUIRK TYPE: Mutation/Emitter[break]
QUIRK DESCRIPTION: Gobstopper, on its face, alters the afflicted's physiology to be a combination of human systems with a strange, candy-like outer layer that only serves as a detriment to the user. Aside from the oddities bestowed unto the bearer, Gobstopper provides two primary benefits to its wielder:[break][break]

▸JAWBREAKERS: The wielder(s) of Gobstopper is able to generate clones — perfectly identical beings, genetically and mechanically speaking — through an incubation process similar to that of laid eggs, where the embryo formulates and begins as Dandy's head until eventually growing the rest of its body. These permanent clones, known as Jawbreakers, are refreshed at the start of each OOC month (maxing out at 8 Dandys at any given time) and are generated with the associated stats of Dandy (as listed in this sheet). These beings live exactly as Dandy and, both in fact and in effect, are Dandy with the same knowledge, skills, and inclinations.

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▸JAWBREAKER MACHINE: Calling the Jawbreakers "clones" isn't entirely succinct or even correct; each and every Jawbreaker are each other. All of them share a form of collective consciousness, a hivemind if you will, in which they are the same person, with their physical forms beings more so an extension of the true Dandy: the hivemind itself. So long as a Dandy is within 25 kilometers of another Dandy, they are considered "linked" and know all things relating to each others' experiences. This typically expands into an entire chain of Dandys, making a complete hivemind where they reach across the land. In this way, there is no "original" Dandy, meaning that the hivemind does not perish so long as at least one Jawbreaker remains alive to repopulate.[break][break]

Under most circumstances, unless otherwise stated or in a position that stifles their mental connection, such as though certain quirks, mental-limiting abilities, or a situation that disables quirks, Dandys are assumed to be linked. Additionally, because they're effectively multiple minds made into each one, being linked raises the effective Presence attribute to the equivalent of this quirk's rank.[break][break]


QUIRK DRAWBACKS/LIMITATIONS:[break]
▸I'M MELTING! MELTING!: When in the presence of heat that meets or supersedes his quirk rank for 2 or more rounds, Dandy's body begins to drip and melt. In this state, all physical stats (Strength, Constitution, Speed, and Dexterity) experience a -2 rank penalty until he's managed to get away from the source for 2 or more rounds, at which point his body will retain normal functionality and hold together properly.[break]
▸BRRRRRRRRRRRRR: When in the presence of cold that meets or supersedes his quirk rank for 2 or more rounds, Dandy's body begins to lock up and stall. In this state, all physical stats (Strength, Constitution, Speed, and Dexterity) experience a -2 rank penalty until he's managed to get away from the source for 2 or more rounds, at which point his body will be able to move again freely.[break]
▸SWARM DEPENDANT: Dandy cannot Limit Break his Presence attribute and must rely upon the hivemind to achieve a greater Presence value beyond the human limit. This can make it exceedingly dangerous for the leaking of information if one gets kidnapped and prohibited from connecting to the larger network.[break]
▸PSYCHIC VULNERABILITIES: Although gifted stronger willpower through their hivemind, psychic attacks that manage to overcome Dandy's Presence attribute will mutually affect all linked Dandys, as they are one larger mind and presence.[break]
▸HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO!: Although Jawbreakers can be with one another at the start of a thread, they do not normally. Mechanically speaking, only 2 Jawbreakers can be present within a thread. However, at the discretion of the roleplayers involved, more of them can be added, whether that be at the start of the thread or to appear at later intervals to suit the needs of the narrative.[break]
▸DIE TO LIVE, LIVE TO DIE: All Jawbreakers possess a rapid life cycle; following their 1-month incubation to their fully realized form, they only live a total of 2 years IC time. As a result, a possessor of Gobstopper regularly needs to off their older version to make room for younger ones.[break]
▸DOWN THE DRAIN Gobstopper, in effectively turning the user into a hivemind, relies on having at least 1 Jawbreaker alive to maintain itself. However, in the case an embryo survives after all Jawbreakers perish, it will not possess any of the gathered knowledge of the former hivemind, being equipped with only the bare-bone knowledge of its quirk and having to rebuild itself from the ground up as though it were a newborn baby.[break]
▸AGENDER (FLAVOR): Possessors of Gobstopper entirely lack reproductive organs and effectively don't possess a biological sex. Though in Dandy's case, he chooses to go by he/him pronouns.[break]

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ EQUIPMENT ◂

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Coming soon, I assure you!

[attr="class","explorerheader"]▸ SKILLS ◂

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SKILL NAME: Dandy-Step[break]
SKILL RANK: D+[break]
SKILL DESCRIPTION: A unique style, made from the combination of dance and martial arts, the Dandy Step is a usage of the body meant to maintain balance throughout combat. It primarily implements unorthodox ducking and weaving, and otherwise maintains one's footing throughout difficult motions. (Dandy-Step is a sort of acrobatic skill focused on being implemented in high-paced situations, though it can be used in day-to-day circumstances. It is effectively the explanation behind his speed and dexterity.).

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SKILL NAME: Improvise![break]
SKILL RANK: D+[break]
SKILL DESCRIPTION: "Make do with what you have," as they say. This armed-combat style is specialized in using the items within the surrounding environment as a means of fending off opponents. This applies to the obvious, such as smacking someone over the head with a folding chair, but also applies to items that aren't intended to be used as weapons, such as a baseball bat or, in Dandy's unique case, his cane.