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Name: Kenji Shibata
Origin: Japanese
Age: 24
Hair Color: Dark Brown with a slight grey streak on the right side
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 154 lbs.
Class: Royal Assassin
Fighting Styles: Ninjitsu and Shaolin Fist
Initial Clothing:
Layer 1: Crimson tights covering almost his whole body apart from his arms.
Layer 2: White, slightly baggy pants which is very light. Wears white lower-arm guards covering his hands as well, made of the same material as his pants.
Layer 3: Sturdy crimson fighting gloves. Goldenyellow belt worn around waist (out of fabric). Wears specialy designed very light crimson boots.
Battle Equipment:
- Armour: Light Chinese armour, only placed on the upper body; 2 straps of thick white metal pieces (2 by 4 inches, an inch thick) held together by an elastic fabric, crossing his chest. On his back a golden plate holds the straps together. On his chest, where the straps cross, a round emblem rests on his chest. It's made out of 1,5 inch thick gold and has a diameter of about 8 inches.
To protect his lower arms, he wears strong leather armguards on top of his fabric ones. These are crimson coloured and curve out a bit at the side of the elbows.
For further protection, he wears shoulderpads that cover a large part of his upper arms, made out of the same light material as the white metal straps. The shoulderpads are a golden colour though.
Mobility is important for Kenji, so he does not wear additional armour for his lower body.
- Weaponry:
His standard weapons is a Chinese broadsword he had used for many years. Because of his Japanese background he also favours to use a short katana, as he isn't in too long blades. His katana is specialy designed with a larger handle to store away a small, practical dagger inside that he can release by twisting the end of his handle.
The lengths of the blades are:
- Broadsword: 18 inches (45 cm)
- Katana: 16 inches (40 cm)
- Dagger: 5 inches (12,5 cm)
Story:
Kenji Shibata was born in Nagasaki, Japan and was a Samurai's son. After he found out that his own family was betraying the Emperor, Kenji ran away from his home, and ended up in South-East China. At that time, he was 11 years old.
On his way towards a major town, he noticed a royal entourage was being attack by a grand number of banidts. Kenji picked up one of the dead royal guards' sword and aided the entourage. As thank for this honourable act, the entourage took him to see their king. The king himself was also impressed and he gave Kenji the opportunity to train in under his safety.
Kenji quickly found out he was a master at swiftly dispatching his foes and doing this rather silently. The king was impressed by his skills and Kenji was then named as king's personal assassin. He was only 16 when he recieved that title.
For years, Kenji had served his king with full trust, and their relationship was grew ever more stronger during this period. He suddenly hears that his father had died back in Kawasagi. Kenji travels back to Japan to be at his father's funeral. He decides to stay in Japan for a while and finds out a tournament is being held.
Thinking that this tournament might lead him to his father's killer, Kenji joins the tournament, without having the slightest idea what to expect...
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