Black, Sorin

Jabberwock

<<NAME>>

Sorin Black

<<AGE>>

19.

<<GENDER>>

Male

<<NATIONALITY>>

American

<<APPEARANCE>>

Tall and thin, he hides considerable strength behind otherwise lanky arms and legs.  he favors his hair short but with a longer cut.  both his hair and eyes are a dark brown, lending him an almost feral appearance when angry.  he smiles almost constantly, a testament to his "silver lining" philosophy.  his smile is somehow infectious, even in the most somber settings.  that said, he once frowned in the presence of a goat, and killed it.  when he gets mad, everyone knows it.  it isn't that he's loud, it's just that everyone has that feeling of "something is about to happen that i don't want to be around for".

<<PERSONALITY>>

Positive: Resilient, Light-Hearted, Quick-Witted, Leader, Courageous
Negative: Unpredictable, Over-Critical, Quick-Tempered, Vengeful, Stubborn
Ideals/Hobbies: Parkour, Swimming, Biking, Gymnastics, Eskrima, messing with his little brother who plays too many video-games, and surprisingly Go.

<<HISTORY>>

For a long time Sorin lived at the "Ladies of the Angels" orphanarium.  it was here where he was abandoned only a short time after his birth, and here where he grew to the age of 8.  The nun's were nice enough, but Sorin was always a wild child, forcing them to have to be strict with him.  One nun in particular, Sister Alice, saw that if he put his energy into a more productive output then he should be fine.  It was here that he started doing sports like gymnastics, swimming, and biking.  He was doing exceptionally well for a boy of his age, always doing well in his studies and with multiple extracurricular activities made him a very promising candidate for adoption.  But none came for a long time.

When Sorin was 12, he was finally taken in by a family who wanted an older brother figure for their son, Thomas.  They were very nice to Sorin, and he fit into the family dynamic perfectly.  he lived peacefully with them for 3 years.  Suddenly things took a turn for the worse.  Both parents were killed in a car accident, leaving Sorin to take care of his now orphaned younger brother of 12.  The sisters from his old orphanage were willing to take in Thomas, but Sorin was too old.  So, instead of leaving his brother without any family, he decided that he would provide for the both of them.  It was hard, and required him to get several jobs, but they made it work.  They lived this way for 4 years together.

Thomas had always been into video games, while Sorin had been the athlete, venturing out into Parkour and the martial art Eskrima.  But when Sorin saw the announcement for SAO, he decided that it would be the perfect thing to bring the two of them closer together.  It boasted better than life graphics and a physics system that would make Newton and Galileo blush.  He thought this was a game that they could both get into, and possibly beat together.  By pure luck, the release date was set for Thomas' birthday, and Sorin camped out for 2 weeks to make sure he got a copy.  When he arrived home, it was the perfect surprise for Thomas, and they both plugged in as soon as the server's were up.

SKILLS

<<CORE SKILLS>>	<<SUPPLEMENTARY SKILLS>>	<<EXTRA SKILLS>>
>>Unique Weapons >>Grip plus >>Leather Equipment >>Parrying	>>n/a >>n/a >>n/a >>n/a	>>n/a >>n/a

SWORD ARTS

GALEFORCE. Unique Weapons, Grip Plus
2 Strikes, 2 Specials, 60% Speed, 40% Power

The user adopts a low stance, with the weapon held horizontally behind him.  The weapon glows lime green and the user makes first one sweeping horizontal attack forwards, reverses the grip on the weapon and then sweeps horizontally backwards.  enemies hit are then knocked back 3 feet, as though the air pressure from the blade had pushed them.  can strike up to 6 enemies, no more than 3 on each swing.

ODD RIPOSTE. Unique Weapons, Parrying
1 Strikes, 0 Specials, 175% Speed, 75% Power

After successfully parrying an opponents attack, you hold the weapon behind you touching the tip to the ground.  sparks ignite as you dash through them making an incredibly quick right-up or left-up diagonal cut.

<<face claim from Project Arms as Ryo Takatsuki>>

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