Know Your Enemy cw: scar mentions, past injury mentions, teens in danger mentions
Midoriya, known to some by his hero name Deku, doesn't even go to this school, but his friends do, and he's already decided to shuffle his practices around. He's been lent a karategi by Johnny Lawrence, who optimistically tries to poach Ozpin's students. A map of scars peeks out of his sleeves or around the dip of his collar, especially on his right hand.
At the moment, he's taking a break with a notebook in his lap. He's got his eyes on someone going to town on a training dummy. He remembers his own training to be a Pro Hero, defender of those in need. He notes the similarities and differences between that and the classes here, talking to himself as he writes:
"Here we're sticking to focused fighting styles, ending matches with just a certain number of successful hits... I've been in a tournament before too, but the win conditions were either incapacitating an opponent or pushing them out of the ring..."
He's becoming fixated and quickly descends into a fast mutter, as is his habit,
"I'll have to modify my moves, not only to fight Quirkless, but to make sure I don't break the rules. Some of my usual methods of incapacitation are illegal moves and will get me thrown out of the match. In a way, a three-point system is similar to my Provisional Licensing exam, but it's also very different, because we're not using balls but kicks and strikes with our bodies, and the targets aren't placed..."
Someone shut this nerd up.
"I'll be the bears." cw: a bit of rough fighting with a teen, past injury mentions, teens in danger mentions
He didn't think it fair on the bears to be involved in karate training, told Johnny Lawrence so, and was shut down. Midoriya is here anyway, ready to be bears. He's only been at mixed martial arts seriously for about a year, plus another year of trying things out while bulking up a scrawny frame. It's been less than a year since he switched to mainly kicks to be careful of the worn ligaments in his arms. Most of his experience has been to use moves with his super strength, which will not be in play in the tournament. He's creative, but he doesn't have a lot in his repertoire.
Midoriya is polite, kind, encouraging, and a good team player. He knows when to hold back, stop and show someone a move, complete with nerdy spiel. His smiles are shy around those he doesn't know well. He's businesslike around anyone who approaches this with a discipline that comes from experience. Sometimes he does break into genuinely enthusiastic compliments:
"Amazing... Can you show me that again?"
Or sometimes, faced with someone around or above his ability in a longer series of bouts, things get heated, and a controlled sort of hell breaks loose.
Whump! The blow to his head should have stunned him into defeat. Instead, he rounds on his opponent with teeth bared in a snarl, blood starting to seep from his green hair, heedless of all the bruises he's already received. What he lacks in mastery he makes up for in endurance. He's used to a practice environment where a fight isn't over until his opponent is incapacitated. It can get brutal.
He jumps and spins a roundhouse kick towards his opponent. Without his super strength turned on, he's not as fast or strong as a bear, but he is more focused and relentless.
ooc: i can't match format to save my life, but you don't have to match mine! if you want powers, say the word, and prepare for major spoilers. i'm also open to doing the training prompts. deku will also be around ozpin's clockhouse academy.
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya | My Hero Academia | ask for a tagin because RIP my thread load
Midoriya, known to some by his hero name Deku, doesn't even go to this school, but his friends do, and he's already decided to shuffle his practices around. He's been lent a karategi by Johnny Lawrence, who optimistically tries to poach Ozpin's students. A map of scars peeks out of his sleeves or around the dip of his collar, especially on his right hand.
At the moment, he's taking a break with a notebook in his lap. He's got his eyes on someone going to town on a training dummy. He remembers his own training to be a Pro Hero, defender of those in need. He notes the similarities and differences between that and the classes here, talking to himself as he writes:
"Here we're sticking to focused fighting styles, ending matches with just a certain number of successful hits... I've been in a tournament before too, but the win conditions were either incapacitating an opponent or pushing them out of the ring..."
He's becoming fixated and quickly descends into a fast mutter, as is his habit,
"I'll have to modify my moves, not only to fight Quirkless, but to make sure I don't break the rules. Some of my usual methods of incapacitation are illegal moves and will get me thrown out of the match. In a way, a three-point system is similar to my Provisional Licensing exam, but it's also very different, because we're not using balls but kicks and strikes with our bodies, and the targets aren't placed..."
Someone shut this nerd up.
"I'll be the bears." cw: a bit of rough fighting with a teen, past injury mentions, teens in danger mentions
He didn't think it fair on the bears to be involved in karate training, told Johnny Lawrence so, and was shut down. Midoriya is here anyway, ready to be bears. He's only been at mixed martial arts seriously for about a year, plus another year of trying things out while bulking up a scrawny frame. It's been less than a year since he switched to mainly kicks to be careful of the worn ligaments in his arms. Most of his experience has been to use moves with his super strength, which will not be in play in the tournament. He's creative, but he doesn't have a lot in his repertoire.
Midoriya is polite, kind, encouraging, and a good team player. He knows when to hold back, stop and show someone a move, complete with nerdy spiel. His smiles are shy around those he doesn't know well. He's businesslike around anyone who approaches this with a discipline that comes from experience. Sometimes he does break into genuinely enthusiastic compliments:
"Amazing... Can you show me that again?"
Or sometimes, faced with someone around or above his ability in a longer series of bouts, things get heated, and a controlled sort of hell breaks loose.
Whump! The blow to his head should have stunned him into defeat. Instead, he rounds on his opponent with teeth bared in a snarl, blood starting to seep from his green hair, heedless of all the bruises he's already received. What he lacks in mastery he makes up for in endurance. He's used to a practice environment where a fight isn't over until his opponent is incapacitated. It can get brutal.
He jumps and spins a roundhouse kick towards his opponent. Without his super strength turned on, he's not as fast or strong as a bear, but he is more focused and relentless.
ooc: i can't match format to save my life, but you don't have to match mine! if you want powers, say the word, and prepare for major spoilers. i'm also open to doing the training prompts. deku will also be around ozpin's clockhouse academy.