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Character name: Yu Kanda (Western Style)
Character fandom: D.Gray-Man.
Version: V1
Canon point: Before he disappears into the ark with Alma Karma.
Importing development from old game? Yes @ star_kingdom
Background:

HISTORY

Changes from canon, if AU: N/A

Personality:

Kanda's unfortunate pasts claims a very big portion of influence on his personality. Not only was he aware of his purpose for creation and how the choice wasn't exactly his, but he knew the people and their reasons they did it. He was created to destroy and to save, suffered experimentation's that felt more like torture, and kept hidden and in the dark. This only brewed anger and hatred within his heart and a serious case of animosity against The Black Order. Regardless of his temperament and his short fuse, he's very good at hiding his true feelings.

At first impressions, Kanda can come off as cold, blunt, and very uninterested in others, with far too much arrogance at his own skills or being. He's prone to insults that more than likely will upset or offend the masses without remorse. When it comes to confrontations, Kanda isn't afraid to start them or resolve them preferring the most ancient traditions of slicing things first and asking later. His temper plays a big roll on his patience preferring the isolated lifestyle instead of dealing with the nuisance of people and their problems he just can't be bothered to care. Kanda treats everyone the same, if he feels they're worth his time he'll bother. Unfortunately, the list of people he could so much as question whether he cares about or not is very small and insignificant. His own emotions, the anger towards the world, and the fact that he really doesn't want any troubles may sometimes prevent him from getting along with people. That's not to say he hasn't grown bonds with some. He's a human after-all, even he can find himself questioning his own concerns from time to time. He lacks patience when it comes to irritating situations which vary from unwanted company to the indecisiveness of a situation. Although he might not be a very expressive guy in terms of reactions and words, he's always very alert and conscious of situations. If he sees something that essentially affects him or concerns him, he will not hesitate to make his opinion clear but with all else he prefers perceiving without being perceived.

That being said, Kanda is very well trained when it comes to emotions. The damage of his past and the pressures of his present are enough of a stressor for any normal individual and, while he is quite the violent type in comparison to his fellow exorcist, he could inherently be worse. There's nothing but pent up rage and murderous intent towards the world within the exorcist he keeps very well hidden. He has his demons and he's very much willing to burn for them. He's gotten all of those emotions and thoughts that might trigger undesirable emotions completely isolated and pent up that, if provoked and set loose, can inherently cause a very terrifying wave of build up feelings that might make Kanda very violent and dangerous.

Despite his distaste towards The Order, their enemies, and various aspects of life and people within it, Kanda still has a very powerful mindset of what he wants and what he believes in. He's stubborn, perhaps too stubborn at times, and he's willing to put it all on the line with his very strong mindset to keep him going. There is no fear of losing, just a slight sense of doubt when it comes to an unknown outcome. As far as the rest goes, it's all chance he's willing to play.

Despite how collected Kanda might seem, he can be quite volatile. His pent-up emotions can easily become his ruin if thoroughly provoked. He doesn't like to think about meanings or reasons, he prefers a line of action that's thorough, without plot, and precise. He tends to run into situations where his dislike for getting involved into situations tends to make him rash. He can get blinded by his irritation and annoyance, even create rifts he probably doesn't necessarily mean to create. He's definitely someone to keep an eye on.

Abilities:

❀ Innocence / Mugen
Engineered, and quite literally, to be an exorcist Kanda has the ability to destroy akuma through the invocation of innocence. Although there are many types of forms the innocence can find it's place with an 'accommodater'. In Kanda's case, his innocence was labeled as an equipment type resulting in that he uses something with the infused innocence as a weapon therefore resulting in the creation of Mugen, an indestructible katana that resonates with the bower of his binding innocence. Capable of slicing even the thickest armor, it also has the ability to invoke terrifying and supernatural attacks that can be potentially dangerous to any foe in his path.

❀ Expert Swordsman
Although it's canonly shown that his hand-to-hand skills aren't as pronounced as Allen Walker (they sure do 'practice' a lot) Kanda is a well known expert swordsman. He doesn't neccesarily need to have his katana as shown in canon (like when his sword breaks) but Mugen tends to be his weapon of choice.

❀ Artificial Regeneration
Through a series of horrific experimentation's which come of being an engineered second exorcist, Kanda has artificial regeneration powered by a a seal on his chest which, with more damage he takes, grows and inherently weakens. A binding object the physically shows the strength of the seal is a lotus blossom in a sealed container located back in his designated living quarters within the order's headquarters.

❀ Strength and Agility
Another benefit from the second exorcist project was very heightened ability and strength. With added vigorous training on his own accord, one can almost say Kanda's strength and agility are super human. As far as stamina is concerned, with the artificial regeneration he acquires from the seal on his chest, if the damage he isn't receiving isn't dark in matter or very damage-heavy, then odds are he won't feel any fatigue. It takes a lot to drain him.

Strengths:

In his line of work, getting so much as a scrape from an infected bullet of an akuma can render him indisposed. His strength and agility make him almost untouchable against normal foes and, even if he is wounded, depending on the wounds (even if he has pretty much healed himself from mere scraps of flesh) he can regenerate making his survival almost assured.

Weaknesses:

There is a limit to Kanda's strength. There is such a thing as straining his innocence and can lead to not only damaging himself in the sense that he becomes very 'brittle' and breakable forcing his seal to do a lot of work. His sword can break and render itself unusable. This limit can not only hinder Kanda but it's something he has to keep in mind lest he overuse his abilities.

Writing sample:

It was all gone now. Everything had slid out of his fingers, hadn't it?

It was nightfall and Kanda was sitting alone on the bed in the room the inn-keeper gave him. There was a pitcher of water and a warm meal resting on the night-stand not too far from him but he didn't bother touching it. His stomach ached, his body felt sore, the black was slowly starting to return to his long hair and he was shaking. He wanted to burst but he knew he shouldn't. It was all gone now.

The exorcist inhaled a sharp pain on his chest making him bend over and his joints creak. He was still in pretty bad shape but that was far beyond his main concern. He wanted to be out there, find the person who dragged him here, get back and finish what he started. Things couldn't end like this. He couldn't see them end like this. He'd like to see the faces of central if they ever found out something was far more threatening than them.

How he had gotten out of there or so much as arrived here was beyond him. He wanted to know, he wanted to fight, but he couldn't move and instead of being out there making someone pay he was stuck in here trying to breath and keep himself in one piece, quite literally. His body felt as if any little movement he took would eventually just break him apart. It was taking a lot of his will to keep him from rushing onward but he would manage, that wasn't the problem. What was really killing him was the fact that he was alone, back to square one.

He had finally found what he was looking for and it was all gone. Just like that. It really pissed him off. "That beansprout." He gritted his teeth. If only Allen was here, maybe they could get back. The Ark would work, wouldn't it? Why the hell wasn't he here to find out? "He still pisses me off."

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