Post by Sparda on Jan 30, 2010 18:26:13 GMT -6
[ Since Devil May Cry is listed in the header as an included VG franchise, I figured I'd be able to post this app now. Correct me if I'm mistaken. ]
Sparda[/color]
Franchise: Devil May Cry
Canon: Yes
Custom Title: The Legendary Dark Knight
The Basics[/size]
Special Abilities
Weaknesses
Brief History [Spoilers][/size]
Sample Role-Play Post[/size]
The clash of steel against steel and the harsh cracks of gunfire finally died away as the skirmish came to a close. Silence once again fell over the eerily still night, a chilling breeze riding the crisp, cold air. The velvet of a white-haired man’s purple coat rustled softly as the wind gushed through it. Adjusting his gloves and repositioning the gold-rimmed monocle that sat upon his nose before his left eye, the man ran his left hand through his backwards-swept hair and exhaled deeply, as if weariness was beginning to claim him as the night grew older.
It was not tiredness, however, that brought on this heavy sigh. Rather, it was a knife of regret. The fierce fight which had just taken place on this alley had been in vain, despite his effortless victory. He’d been too late to save the mother and child who had been cornered by the now dead reptilian demons scattered around him; the bodies of the two unfortunate humans lay bloodied and mutilated against the wall, the mother’s arm resting protectively around her child. The man swept across the alley in one slow, implacable stride, kneeling before the two humans and respectfully closing their eyes.
”I am sorry I could not save you. Rest in peace.”
His sorrow hung heavily in his otherwise cold voice. Rising, he turned on his heels and strode quickly out of the alley. As he passed one of the demon corpses, he allowed his anger to overtake for a moment and he lashed out at it, kicking it forcefully out of the way. As it crashed to the ground among the dumpsters against the wall, the man continued out into the street. He had objectives which needed to be completed with all haste and he knew where he must go to begin seeing them through; his youngest son’s business.
A thoughtful frown crossing his face, Sparda set off through the streets of Domino City. Devil May Cry was where his search would begin.
Member Information
Sparda[/color]
Franchise: Devil May Cry
Canon: Yes
Custom Title: The Legendary Dark Knight
[b][color=Purple]The Legendary Dark Knight[/color][/b]The Basics[/size]
Real Name: Sparda
Alias: The Legendary Dark Knight
Alignment: Hero
Age: At least 2000 years (real age) / Mid-thirties (human form age)
Gender: Male
Family: Eva (wife, deceased), Vergil (son, missing), Dante (son, alive)
Alias: The Legendary Dark Knight
Alignment: Hero
Age: At least 2000 years (real age) / Mid-thirties (human form age)
Gender: Male
Family: Eva (wife, deceased), Vergil (son, missing), Dante (son, alive)
Special Abilities
It is no exaggeration to say that Sparda is one of the most powerful demons in existence. He is possessed of superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, durability and healing, the true limits of which are unknown, as well as a variety of unique demonic abilities and utterly unparalleled skill with swords and guns.
Sparda can harness his demonic power to create portals to travel long distances. These portals manifest as swirling clouds of purple and black smoke. Anybody in the vicinity can travel through them; Sparda has even been known to use them to divert an opponent’s attack harmlessly away or redirect his attacks to strike an enemy from impossible angles.
Perhaps Sparda‘s most versatile and destructive weapon is his ability to channel his demonic power in order to launch devastating blasts of energy at a target. The only limitation to the ways in which he can manifest these blasts is his imagination; enemies can face anything from crescent-shaped waves from his sword and charged shots from his guns to enormous cylindrical beams and torrential arrow-like barrages.
Far and away his most deadly combat ability is the Devil Trigger. Sparda calls up the deepest reserves of his demonic power and assumes his true demon form. In this monstrous body he is far more powerful, his healing is accelerated, and his six wings render him capable of flight. However, Sparda’s willingness to embrace humanity has come at a price, for he can now only Devil Trigger for short periods of time; thirty seconds at the most. When he reverts to his human form, he must recharge the demonic energies he’s expended before he can Devil Trigger again. The only exception to this is the Desperation Devil Trigger, only seen when he is close to death or under extreme emotional duress. In this form his powers are augmented to almost god-like levels, but when he reverts to his human form he is completely exhausted, and must rest for at least 48 hours before returning to his normal levels of power.
Less frequently called upon, rarely practical in a combat situation but useful nonetheless, is Sparda‘s vast, encyclopaedic knowledge of demonic lore and magic. He knows all kinds of spells, enchantments and sigils, with all kinds of purposes, and is very proficient in demonic metalworking and weapon-crafting processes.
Sparda can harness his demonic power to create portals to travel long distances. These portals manifest as swirling clouds of purple and black smoke. Anybody in the vicinity can travel through them; Sparda has even been known to use them to divert an opponent’s attack harmlessly away or redirect his attacks to strike an enemy from impossible angles.
Perhaps Sparda‘s most versatile and destructive weapon is his ability to channel his demonic power in order to launch devastating blasts of energy at a target. The only limitation to the ways in which he can manifest these blasts is his imagination; enemies can face anything from crescent-shaped waves from his sword and charged shots from his guns to enormous cylindrical beams and torrential arrow-like barrages.
Far and away his most deadly combat ability is the Devil Trigger. Sparda calls up the deepest reserves of his demonic power and assumes his true demon form. In this monstrous body he is far more powerful, his healing is accelerated, and his six wings render him capable of flight. However, Sparda’s willingness to embrace humanity has come at a price, for he can now only Devil Trigger for short periods of time; thirty seconds at the most. When he reverts to his human form, he must recharge the demonic energies he’s expended before he can Devil Trigger again. The only exception to this is the Desperation Devil Trigger, only seen when he is close to death or under extreme emotional duress. In this form his powers are augmented to almost god-like levels, but when he reverts to his human form he is completely exhausted, and must rest for at least 48 hours before returning to his normal levels of power.
Less frequently called upon, rarely practical in a combat situation but useful nonetheless, is Sparda‘s vast, encyclopaedic knowledge of demonic lore and magic. He knows all kinds of spells, enchantments and sigils, with all kinds of purposes, and is very proficient in demonic metalworking and weapon-crafting processes.
Weaknesses
Sparda‘s greatest strength is also his most obvious weakness. Though his reserves of power are seemingly infinite, his aura one of the strongest you'll ever come across, he's hopelessly inflexible with regard to the ways he can use that power. There's very little he can do, though he's pretty much the best there is at what he can do; his lack of versatility may leave him at a disadvantage against some enemies.
Brief History [Spoilers][/size]
Everybody remotely related to the otherworldly madness which has claimed the human realm has heard of the Legendary Dark Knight, Sparda. He was originally one of Mundus’ loyal soldiers, fighting to exterminate the human race and seize control of the human world in the name of his master. But as the legend tells, the demonic warrior “woke up to justice”; a sudden change of heart caused him to forsake his master and take up his sword for the sake of humanity. He single-handedly stood against Mundus’ legions, besting all who came before him before defeating Mundus himself and sealing the Prince of Darkness and the remains of his army in the Demon World.
In order to close the gateway, Sparda used his own blood, along with the blood of a human priestess, in conjunction with his sword and a mystical amulet. He poured his energies into his sword to close the gateway, the Temen-ni-gru, and seal the two worlds off from each other, at the expense of a large portion of his abilities. As an added measure he imprisoned seven gatekeepers within the tower; Cerberus, Agni, Rudra, Nevan, Beowulf, Geryon and Doppelganger. On top of this he took the names of the Seven Sins and imprisoned them to set them as seals keeping the Temen-ni-gru underground, and also sealed off another entrance to the Demon World using one of his trademark blades, Yamato.
The activities of the Legendary Dark Knight over the next two thousand years remain shrouded in mystery, and no amount of speculation has yet changed that. Legends tell that he ruled over the humans as a protector for a time before disappearing. He next resurfaced during the twentieth century where he met and fell in love with a human woman, Eva, who bore him twin sons who would in very different ways continue the legacy of their father, who seemed to the eyes of the supernatural world to have died shortly after his children were born...
But it seems the legend is not yet finished. Sparda was merely returned to the demon world; but for only a short while, for after he retrieved his signature weapon, Force Edge, from within the deep reaches of the netherworld, a portal unlike any he had seen transported him to New York City. But not the New York he knew; beings with all manner of supernatural abilities inhabited the planet, referred to collectively as “mutants”, and he quickly heard rumours of a trio of dark beings who had banded together to wreak chaos upon the human world. Though this was not the humanity he knew, Sparda vowed to stand against whatever darkness he met in this parallel world.
The story of the Legendary Dark Knight is about to begin anew.
In order to close the gateway, Sparda used his own blood, along with the blood of a human priestess, in conjunction with his sword and a mystical amulet. He poured his energies into his sword to close the gateway, the Temen-ni-gru, and seal the two worlds off from each other, at the expense of a large portion of his abilities. As an added measure he imprisoned seven gatekeepers within the tower; Cerberus, Agni, Rudra, Nevan, Beowulf, Geryon and Doppelganger. On top of this he took the names of the Seven Sins and imprisoned them to set them as seals keeping the Temen-ni-gru underground, and also sealed off another entrance to the Demon World using one of his trademark blades, Yamato.
The activities of the Legendary Dark Knight over the next two thousand years remain shrouded in mystery, and no amount of speculation has yet changed that. Legends tell that he ruled over the humans as a protector for a time before disappearing. He next resurfaced during the twentieth century where he met and fell in love with a human woman, Eva, who bore him twin sons who would in very different ways continue the legacy of their father, who seemed to the eyes of the supernatural world to have died shortly after his children were born...
But it seems the legend is not yet finished. Sparda was merely returned to the demon world; but for only a short while, for after he retrieved his signature weapon, Force Edge, from within the deep reaches of the netherworld, a portal unlike any he had seen transported him to New York City. But not the New York he knew; beings with all manner of supernatural abilities inhabited the planet, referred to collectively as “mutants”, and he quickly heard rumours of a trio of dark beings who had banded together to wreak chaos upon the human world. Though this was not the humanity he knew, Sparda vowed to stand against whatever darkness he met in this parallel world.
The story of the Legendary Dark Knight is about to begin anew.
Sample Role-Play Post[/size]
The clash of steel against steel and the harsh cracks of gunfire finally died away as the skirmish came to a close. Silence once again fell over the eerily still night, a chilling breeze riding the crisp, cold air. The velvet of a white-haired man’s purple coat rustled softly as the wind gushed through it. Adjusting his gloves and repositioning the gold-rimmed monocle that sat upon his nose before his left eye, the man ran his left hand through his backwards-swept hair and exhaled deeply, as if weariness was beginning to claim him as the night grew older.
It was not tiredness, however, that brought on this heavy sigh. Rather, it was a knife of regret. The fierce fight which had just taken place on this alley had been in vain, despite his effortless victory. He’d been too late to save the mother and child who had been cornered by the now dead reptilian demons scattered around him; the bodies of the two unfortunate humans lay bloodied and mutilated against the wall, the mother’s arm resting protectively around her child. The man swept across the alley in one slow, implacable stride, kneeling before the two humans and respectfully closing their eyes.
”I am sorry I could not save you. Rest in peace.”
His sorrow hung heavily in his otherwise cold voice. Rising, he turned on his heels and strode quickly out of the alley. As he passed one of the demon corpses, he allowed his anger to overtake for a moment and he lashed out at it, kicking it forcefully out of the way. As it crashed to the ground among the dumpsters against the wall, the man continued out into the street. He had objectives which needed to be completed with all haste and he knew where he must go to begin seeing them through; his youngest son’s business.
A thoughtful frown crossing his face, Sparda set off through the streets of Domino City. Devil May Cry was where his search would begin.
Member Information
Hello! My name is Ross and I have been a member on The Grey Divide since January 23rd. This is my first character. I hope you don’t dislike me for stealing this awesome character!!! xD
