Zero Kiryu

Zero (Scenesys ID: 527)
Quote
"If... I don't hunt vampires at night, I feel like I'll do something horrible."
Profile
Full Name:	Zero Kiriyu
Gender:	Male
Species:	Human (Vampire)
Theme:	(FC) Vampire Knight-1
Function:	Vampire Hunter
Status:	Active
Factional Information
Faction:	Union (A-Ally)
Groups:	None
Other Information
Physical Age:	Young Adult	Actual Age:	Young Adult
Still Aging?	Slowly	Voice Actor:
Height:	5'11"	Weight:	N/A
Hair Color:	Silver	Eye Color:	Lavender
Theme Song:

Profile

As the last living remnant of a powerful family of vampire hunters, Zero is a young man whose life has been plagued with tragedy, loss, and absurd volumes of high school social drama. As an act of revenge against his family, Zero was transformed into a vampire as a boy, leaving behind a bundle of issues that would surely have been worse if not for Yuuki's efforts to ease his suffering during their childhood. A composed, intimidating exterior conceals a deeply wounded, but kind person who has become mired in hatred and resentment that does not altogether exclude Zero himself, or his loved ones. The revelation of Yuuki's origin as a pureblood shook him deeply, and he has immersed himself in his career as a vampire hunter ever since. Trained from a young age to hunt monsters and transformed into one himself, Zero is not only as adept as a professional soldier but also monstrously physically powerful. With his handgun Bloody Rose, he wades through foes like a demigod wreathed in thorny vines, unmatched by all but the most absurd enemies.

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Powers

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Vampire: As a human-turned-vampire, Zero has categorically superhuman physical traits, regenerative powers, extendable claws and fangs, and an enhanced lifespan. His sense of smell for blood is very sharp, allowing him to locate anyone who has even scraped themselves in a very large radius around him, and also identify who it is if he's met them before. Because he has taken blood from three of his world's most powerful vampires, Zero is much more powerful than other vampires of his category.

Vampire Hunter: Zero's lineage as a vampire hunter lets him wield anti-vampire weapons, and endows him with a long-distance "radar" for supernatural beings. The latter trait is much sharper with vampires, allowing him to identify different types of vampire, even without visual contact.

Empathic Consumption: When Zero drinks someone's blood, he receives limited impressions of their thoughts and feelings at the time. (OOC: Consent required.)

Legendary Willpower: Zero's will is so strong that even absolute and incontestable mental domination fails against him, even if it should be physically impossible for him to overcome it. The time required to shake mind-altering effects varies based on urgency; If it must happen now, it will happen now. If not, it might take quite a while and external prompting for Zero to shake it. This trait allows Zero to ignore many of the drawbacks and nuances of the vampiric condition and live an approximately human life.

Skills

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Combat Training: Zero is proficient with most forms of modern firearms, of which the handgun is his weapon of choice, but he also has some proficiency in the use of garotte wire, swords, and hand-to-hand combat.

Good With Cranky Animals: Zero is strangely competent at handling animals that could be described as difficult.

Assets

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The Bloody Rose: A handgun made to kill immortals. It can take special ammo, but doesn't need it to be used, usually firing symbols wreathed in purple light. Attacks made with it can kill even immortals, and are PARTICULARLY brutal to vampires and vampiric beings. In addition, Bloody Rose can sprout seemingly endless masses of controllable, blood-drinking vines, which integrate into Zero's body and drain his blood while augmenting his combat power to the point that he can utterly overwhelm almost any enemy. This weapon doesn't work against humans from its home universe, but off-worlders are usually valid targets. (Death consent still applies. The anti-immortality effect is purely narrative.)

Misc. Equipment: Zero has access to conventional weaponry, as well as less powerful magic weapons that nevertheless have the ability to pierce through the defenses of immortal beings. They otherwise have no special powers, being his world's equivalent to +1 Swords.

Blood Tablets: A cheap, portable, and nasty means of sating a vampire's hunger. Zero keeps tons of these with him at all times and eats them like pez so he doesn't start treating people like walking Capri Sun.

NPCs

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N/A

Disadvantages

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Fantastic Racism: Zero hates vampires, and vampire-like beings. Prolonged exposure to individual vampires who prove themselves harmless can mellow him out towards them over time, but his initial reaction to all such beings is the same: Give me a reason to kill you here and now. He does not spare even himself from this prejudice entirely, reflected largely in his habit of starving himself painfully.

Hunter's Brand: A tattoo on Zero's neck which helps suppress his vampiric nature, and bind him altogether if need be. A bracelet, currently held by Yuuki Kaname, is the other piece of the restraint. When the bracelet is brought into contact with the tattoo, Zero is immediately immobilized by a powerful spell. It doesn't harm him by itself, but it does render him utterly helpless until cancelled.

"Issues": Zero was turned into a vampire against his will, and it's lead to a number of tics and problems that are not necessarily immediately obvious. He has some issues being touched, particularly by vampires or anybody who has had physical contact with vampires (see above), and experiences disturbing phantom sensations along his neck where he was bitten.

Socially Inept: Zero can hardly passably deal with his own feelings and impulses. His ability to deal with others is similarly stunted, and for the most part the best he can manage is to project the image of a 'scary guy', or a jerk.

Vampiric Urges: Though he hides and suppresses his vampire nature, Zero can't escape the physical realities of his condition. He suffers debilitatingly painful episodes when he doesn't drink any blood, which is basically all the time. Blood tablets act as a supplement that keep him from attacking people out of hunger, but don't actually fill him or stop the aforementioned episodes entirely.

Relationships

Name	Standing	Thoughts
Armsmaster	Poor	Mafia-esque.
Arthur Lowell	Indifferent	Loud.
Sir Bedivere	Acquaintance	Diplomatic.
D	Target	Ask me again later.
Sir Gawain	Indifferent	Strong.
Kirika	Poor	Over-emotional.
Medusa Gorgon	Target	Interloper.
Milla Maxwell	Acquaintance	Somebody Yuuki wanted to help.
Saber	Undecided	Strange being.
Tony Stark	Friendly	Sharp tongue.
Toph Beifong	Friendly	Wiseass.
Yuri Stinson	Indifferent	Violent.
Yuuki Kuran	Angst-Ridden Attraction	Useless.

Summary of Relationship with Yuuki

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Logs

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Title	Date	Scene Summary
A Shining Introduction	December 12th, 2018	The Titanic Exalted God-King, Xianren, invites his Concord allies to a gala to introduce himself.
The Scouring Rush-1	October 28th, 2018	--
Perspective In Potentia	January 11th, 2016	A return to the Land of Steel, where a Liner settlement is revealed and a few new actors take the stage. Feat: FIRETRUCK RED, THE TRUE MAIN CHARACTER.
After Count	December 2nd, 2015	An A-RAY named Akkinas offers pay for locating and securing ancient texts in a ruin plagued by a particular kind of monster: a Servant, unconnected to the war of Babel's Tale!
The Group	November 17th, 2015	After meeting up with a new Persona user, various conversations happen over the radio bands. Among discussion of names and shadows, the Alberichstadt investigation team chooses what to call itself.
HALLOWEEN 2015	October 31st, 2015	????
Airfield Assault	April 14th, 2015	Eliot Ness recruits numerous people to assault an airfield owned by Capone.
His Haunt of Old	February 20th, 2015	D leads a party of friends on a grand adventure into one of those horrible old castles so common on his world.
A Meeting with Oinari	January 16th, 2015	The Union and allies enter Takamagahara to meet with Oinari on the subject of Kagenashi and the troubles spreading over Azuma.
Return to the Tomb	January 16th, 2015	Put on your Indiana Jones replica hats, boys! It's time for an ADVENTURE! D leads a party back to the Northern Frontier and Village Rosa. The nearby castle has been restored, but why, and by whom?
Soul Duplication	December 19th, 2014	A rogue magus is willing to sacrifice countless lives for a noble goal, but must still be stopped.
The Forest of Einnashe	December 7th, 2014	In which various people fight a vampire forest and Yuuki is completely normal.
Who Is That Masked Man	November 1st, 2014	Mordred seeks out the mysterious superheroes Mourning Cloak and Ruri.
Forsberg Gallery Raid	October 25th, 2014	Things don't always go according to plan.
Bank Robbery!	October 5th, 2014	The Undersiders rob a bank in Brockton Bay, with a new member at their side. Several Elites show up to stop them..or assist them.
Salvation's Last Stand	September 28th, 2014	Finale to the Hunter's Curse TP. D is ambushrescued by the Union, who attack him into becoming a good guy again.
Hunting the Princessu	September 23rd, 2014	D goes hunting for vampire princess superblood. Zero doesn't like that very much. Yuuki is a popsicle.
Brockton Bay PRT Fundraiser	September 12th, 2014	A light social scene revolving around a fundraising bound!
Picking Up the Pieces	September 9th, 2014	Sir Bedivere puts out a call for his Union allies to help him with the reconstruction of the fortress of Dun Realtai.
The Rising Black Sun	August 20th, 2014	Kagenashi sets out to steal enough power for her fifth tail, but things don't go exactly as planned.
The Lance of Kresnik - Prologue	August 17th, 2014	Milla calls for help to destroy a Spyrix, and it doesn't end well.
The Wall of Dregs	November 21st, 2007	{{{Synopsis}}}

Title	Date	Scene Summary
Not Into Anything (Zero Kiryu)	September 30th, 2018	In which Zero Kiryu broods over a stupid exchange.

Soundtrack

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Title	Artist	Subject
I've Got You Under My Skin	Frank Sinatra	Zero & Yuuki
Monster	Skillet	Himself
Enemy	Masterplan	Zero & D

Miscellaneous Information

• Zero's status as a vampire is privileged information, though not as locked down as some secrets. It's available to Union Medical personnel, but much like real life medical records accessing or discussing it outside of a need-to-know basis would be pretty illegal.

• Zero's attitude towards children is visibly more agreeable than with other adults.