Catastrophe Academy

Derek

"The Zealous Brother"

Atyno

Pronouns:

He/Him

Age:

Species:

179

Character Details

Derek is one of two brothers from a land known as Metorah, being born into a very large family by a particularly ruthless businessmon Ampharos and not knowing his father. Being one of her children to inherit the unique form of shininess she has known as "Johto Shininess", and was quite willing to smother him as a sheltered child to reap the profits his rare wool would bring. However, that would change when, with the aid of a mischievous orphaned Chikorita, he managed to have a taste of the adventure he had merely envisioned through the books he was usually nose deep into. It gave him the courage to demand to be allowed to leave home, and his mother surprisingly giving her blessing with a suspicious lack of pushback. Regardless of her scheme, he would found a team known as Team Brightstone. With his partners, Stone the Machoke, Ari the Togetic, and Socks the Ekans/Mimikyu hybrid, he would ironically find himself entangled into their plights as humans-turned-Pokemon. From Ice goddesses threatening to freeze the continent over, deranged brothers seeking dangerous relics, or the mysterious cause of why the humans disappeared, Derek has his hands full of catastrophes he needs to lead his friends through to victory! Thus, he ends up here at the academy since he'll need all the help he can get.

Regardless of her scheme, he would found a team known as Team Brightstone. With his partners, Stone the Machoke, Ari the Togetic, and Socks the Ekans/Mimikyu hybrid, he would ironically find himself entangled into their plights as humans-turned-Pokemon. From Ice goddesses threatening to freeze the continent over, deranged brothers seeking dangerous relics, or the mysterious cause of why the humans disappeared, Derek has his hands full of catastrophes he needs to lead his friends through to victory! Thus, he ends up here at the academy since he'll need all the help he can get.

RP Information

Derek has his own secrets even he wasn't completely aware of until arriving at the academy. Separated far enough from his homeland, a strange demeanor change has come over him that he may or may not notice. From the arrogant, prideful Flaaffy he was, Derek will be notably more modest and merely confident, but energetic and impulsive in exchange. His brother Noah, another academy participant, will know more, but Derek will still be showing his brotherly love in playfully combative fashion. He will curiously always refer to his mother as "Mother" in conversation if she comes up. He may also shower late at night singing a particular tune which can be a potential scene ice breaker for further topics.

Skills and Abilities

He's had a lot of time studying and home tutoring while he was effectively his mother's pet. This tended to translate to being quite effective in his line's standard repertoire of energy and light based moves, and analyzing the battlefield and his opponents for tactics and weaknesses to exploit. He sometimes tries to dig deep into his psyche when he's in danger... but oddly comes up short and panics. As if he's reaching for some lost power...

Pory-Psi Companion

Sir Seigmund the Grumpig A storied hero of the land, Sir Seigmund is a knight that Derek looks up to. He has a strong sense of justice, and protecting the weak (especially the small). He has some connection to Derek's world's Dark Matter Crisis, and mysteriously vanished not long after being granted lands and a House Title for his efforts. Derek withheld no memories whatsoever in the creation of Seigmund. It's impossible to truly tell exactly what the Grumpig could bring up. (Ex personality)Potter the Chikorita When Derek was still a homebound Mareep with little knowledge of the outside world, a miscreant Chikorita would break into the estate to do mischief. One day they crossed paths, and Potter took Derek under his wing both out of pity and because "corrupting" one of Dolly's prized Johto shiny Mareep would probably be the prank of the century. ...He wasn't that far off. What Derek contributed to recreating him: he's an orphan from the nearby impoverished village of Bagaki. He carries a lot of resentment for them, which he calls 'Dust Munchers', for just accepting the status quo. He also hates 'Pearly Whites', well to do 'mon like Dolly and city dwellers. With a passion for graffiti using dyes he grows (or steals) and other petty crimes, he has aspirations of running off to Dump Town and joining a gang there. After all, he sees it as his one way to thrive against a system he refuses to even try to undermine from within.

Sir Seigmund the Grumpig

A storied hero of the land, Sir Seigmund is a knight that Derek looks up to. He has a strong sense of justice, and protecting the weak (especially the small). He has some connection to Derek's world's Dark Matter Crisis, and mysteriously vanished not long after being granted lands and a House Title for his efforts.

Derek withheld no memories whatsoever in the creation of Seigmund. It's impossible to truly tell exactly what the Grumpig could bring up.

(Ex personality)Potter the Chikorita

When Derek was still a homebound Mareep with little knowledge of the outside world, a miscreant Chikorita would break into the estate to do mischief. One day they crossed paths, and Potter took Derek under his wing both out of pity and because "corrupting" one of Dolly's prized Johto shiny Mareep would probably be the prank of the century.

...He wasn't that far off.

What Derek contributed to recreating him:
he's an orphan from the nearby impoverished village of Bagaki. He carries a lot of resentment for them, which he calls 'Dust Munchers', for just accepting the status quo. He also hates 'Pearly Whites', well to do 'mon like Dolly and city dwellers. With a passion for graffiti using dyes he grows (or steals) and other petty crimes, he has aspirations of running off to Dump Town and joining a gang there. After all, he sees it as his one way to thrive against a system he refuses to even try to undermine from within.

Level 54

Stat

Specialization

Invested Points

701

+ 16

0.5

+ 2

Stamina

+ 6

Attack

+ 0

Magic

+ 12

Defense

+ 0

Resistance

0.3

+ 0

Abilities

Frisk

User can check an additional thing on the target with a Watch action. Grants +2 Tempo when doing so.

Mold Breaker

Enemy Abilities cannot directly reduce the effects of the user's moves. The user's first attack to strike a Bracing enemy each turn is not reduced.

Static

Applies [1] layer of Paralysis when an enemy initiates contact.

Adaptability

STAB attacks gain an additional +25%.

Perks

Bunker Buster

Once per turn, the user can deplete Armor with an attack prior to applying the damage from that attack.

Generalist's Kit

User gains access to the moves Work Up, Parting Shot, Refresh, Feint, and Foresight and the abilities Adaptability, Frisk, and Mold Breaker. The user can only hotkey one of these moves at a time.

Lucky Start

For each FP invested in this Perk, the user starts battle with +2 Tempo.

Surging Start

User starts battle with 1 Surge Point.

Bulldoze

User's moves and status applications do not suffer penalties from unfavorable Type Effectiveness.

Runner

User has +1 free movement each turn. Dash and Extra Push grant an additional +2 movement.

Sharpshooter

Projectile Items gain +1 range, Sure Hit, and +100% damage.

Moves

Tackle

Basic Attack

Everyone has this move. Cannot benefit from STAB in any way due to being a Typeless attack. Occupies the same casting slot as Basic Blast.

Basic Blast

Everyone has this move. Cannot benefit from STAB in any way due to being a Typeless attack. Occupies the same casting slot as Basic Attack.

Cotton Guard

User gains +3 Defense.

Electro Ball

Starts at a base of -50%. Gains +50% for each Dash action the user performs during their turn before casting.

Agility

User gains +2 Speed.

Work Up

User gains +1 Attack and Magic.

Parting Shot

Decreases all targets' Attack and Magic by -1. User then gains 2 tiles of retreat movement.

Refresh

Reduces harmful status effects by [1] layer each, or [2] layers of one status.

Feint

Always depletes Armor as if it were a critical hit.

Foresight

For the targeted enemy, until they are KO'd or Staggered, the user pays no Miss costs when targeting them and can affect them with Normal moves if they are Ghost. User performs a Watch action on that enemy as part of this move.

Charge Beam

3 Tempo: +1 Magic.

Electroweb

Decreases targets' Speed by -1.

Substitute

Transfers 25% of the user's max HP into a Substitute clone placed adjacent to the user. The clone is a distinct unit on the field that has the user's unboosted defenses, 0 Stamina, 1 action, and cannot Brace, Surge, use Items, or use moves. Substitutes do not naturally inherit Abilities, Perks, Statuses, or other abstract shared resources of the user. Maximum 3 Substitutes on the field at a time per unit.

Derek's Tail Glow

User gains +4 Magic.

Psi Woolify

Changes one of the enemy's Types to Flying. Power of Flight is not granted upon doing so.

Thunder

7 Tempo: Paralyzed [2]. Does not suffer from Miss penalties and ignores Evasion in rainy weather. Deals +100% and ignores the defense modifier against targets using Fly, Sky Drop, or Bounce.

Knight's Cutting Glow

User gains +4 Magic. Overflow gets applied as +Accuracy instead