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Character Information
Name: Shiro Fujimoto Canon: Blue Exorcist Age: 49 Gender: male Canon Point: Chapter 1 (his death) Background: Some of Shiro's history can be found on this page here. However, that particular wiki follows the anime, which sort of follows along with the manga but ends long before important parts of Shiro's past are revealed. So, I'll write out what is missing from there.
During one of the story arcs in the manga, there is an extended flashback to an event that took place nearly sixteen years before the start of canon. On a snowy mountain in Kyoto, there was a temple that housed a Buddhist sect known as the Myou Dha. They were the guardians of the corpse of a demon called the Impure King, and their sole duty was to ensure that the Impure King was never revived. They also guarded the holy weapon which had defeated the Impure King, a special kind of sword which is called 'Koumaken' in this canon.
One day, Shiro showed up at that mountain to retrieve the Koumaken. He was under orders from higher-ups in the Order, and he didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. Unfortunately, he was injured in his journey to the temple, so he couldn't just run off with the sword. He ended up being captured by the monks of the Myou Dha sect, and he had to face a lot of questions when he woke up.
Fortunately for him, the monk assigned to look over him was a softie by the name of Suguro Tatsuma, and was already doubting the rules of the Myou Dha sect. See, at this time, many of the residents of the temple had fallen ill from miasma poisoning (basically, 'bad shit demons spew out to make humans sick'). The monks had tried to pray the sickness away, but nothing was working, and each day the ill fell sicker and sicker. It didn't help that Tatsuma's wife, who was pregnant with their son, was one of the sick people. So when Shiro suddenly said that he would be able to cure everyone, Tatsuma was all too eager to let him try.
Shiro's efforts to cure everyone certainly earned him the favor of many of the residents of the temple, but it didn't sway him on the whole 'wanting to take an important religious relic from the temple' thing. This time around, though, it was different. Shiro didn't have to steal the sword again, since Tatsuma was able to get it for him and show him how to escape the mountain before the monks captured him again.
The flashback ends there, but other flashbacks tell us the rest of Shiro's story: eventually an exorcist by the name of Yuri Egin gave birth to Rin and Yukio, and Shiro was the one who was supposed to kill them. However, instead of killing them, he used the Koumaken to seal Rin's powers and ended up adopting both boys. He hid their true identities and raised them as normal humans, giving them the chance at life that the Order would have taken from them.
Inventory: -Glasses -His clothes (button-up shirt, black pants, black shoes and socks, and a cassock over everything) -a True Cross pin on a chain -a pocket-bible
Personality: The first thing to know about Shiro Fujimoto is that appearances are really, really deceiving. He is a highly-decorated member of the True Cross Order, holding the rank of Paladin and thus being at the very top of everything. He's also considered to be the strongest exorcist in the world, with even Satan himself considering Shiro to be a challenge. But despite all of these great rumors about his strength and abilities, Shiro is just a dirty old man who loves to joke around and flirt with hot women. Even though he is the Paladin, he is nothing like the ideal image of a catholic priest.
Shiro has a thing when it comes to following orders. Namely, he'll pick apart the orders to find out what the end goal is, then go about reaching that goal in his own way. As far as he's concerned, the ends justify the means, which is why he has absolutely no problem befriending demons or stealing things from other religious orders if it will solve whatever problem is laid out in front of him. This has burned more than a few bridges in the past, but Shiro has learned to accept that.
He tries to play tough, but beneath his rugged exterior Shiro is actually a very kind person. He can kill demons in dozens of different ways, but he would rather not harm them if another solution is possible. This is partially why Shiro is so laid-back: why fight if you can make friends instead? Of course, Shiro is a very experienced exorcist, so he can tell when talking isn't going to work anymore. If that's the case, he'll stop with the friendly talk and start with the shooting. Diplomacy is preferable, but he doesn't lose sight of his goals.
Being a Paladin, Shiro is supposed to protect humans from the influence of demons. He does take this job at least somewhat seriously, and he will step up and do his job if a human is in danger. However, there is one thing he values above his job and humanity: his two sons, Rin and Yukio. They come first, though he will try to find a way to keep his boys safe and fulfill his job as a Paladin. Shiro is the master of compromises, so long as he gets what he wants out of it.
Shiro is also an old soul. While he's decidedly in the middle-aged range at 49 years old, he's seen a lot in his life. It's never specifically stated how long he's been with the order, but given that there's classes for beginning exorcists at the high-school level, it's reasonable to assume he's been at it for a while. In that time, he's seen a lot of things, both wonderful and horrible, and it has shaped him into the person he is today. He's very laid-back and enjoys taking his time with things. Peace and quiet doesn't last long, so he doesn't like to interrupt those quiet moments with stupid drama or seriousness.
It's important to note that Shiro is very bad at following rules. He does what he wants when he wants to do it, regardless of what other people think. His experience has a lot to do with this: he's been through a lot, so he knows what works and what doesn't work. Another reason for his behavior is that he's more interested in following the intent of the law than the word. He knows that even the best of intentions can actually be harmful, so decisions need to be made on a case-by-case basis. This is why Shiro listens to people and tries to make compromises, rather than just saying "Well it's against the rules so you can't do that." Following D&D alignments, he would be solidly within the 'chaotic good' square. Also, he doesn't like doing extra work when it is unnecessary, so he lets small things go if nobody is hurt by it.
Another important part of Shiro's identity is one of a parent. He adopted Rin and Yukio fifteen years before the start of canon, and being a father definitely changed him. In the flashbacks we see, he was more cold and serious, not letting his kind side out as often. But after several years of being a dad, he is much more friendly and open. He's also been shown to give up bad habits (namely smoking) for the sake of his boys.
In the end, Shiro has two distinct identities: Shiro the father, and Shiro the Paladin. When he's the father (both in a religious sense and a paternal sense), he is very calm, kind, and helpful. He's a fan of tough love, but he does genuinely care about his family and the people who come to his church. When he's the Paladin, though, he's extremely tough and does what needs to be done. Both of these are part of who he is, and it's how he has adapted to his crazy life.
Flavor Abilities: The ability to tell perfectly-timed 'dad jokes'.
But seriously all of Shiro's actual abilities would give him an advantage in survival, so I think they would all be nullified.
Suitability: At first Shiro's goal is going to be finding a way home. The moments leading up to his death in canon are very serious, and he will wake up worried for his boys and driven to find his way back to them. But that will change pretty quickly, as he finds out there are more people in this place and just what is going on here. He won't have much trouble surviving on his own, he has survived in snowy places before. But what will drive him forward is helping other people survive. Shiro is an exorcist at heart, and he will very quickly jump to the conclusion of "demons", and truthfully the shit in Snowblind is probably not unlike different things he has experienced in his time as an exorcist. And being the strongest exorcist in the world, it's definitely his job to help people who are being hurt by demons, and he will think that is what is happening here until he is proven otherwise.
[Okay, Shiro is pretty bad with technology, but there is no way he is so bad that he would make his tablet screech in agony for five minutes straight. After frantically tapping the screen for a couple minutes, trying to get it to shut up, the noise finally disappears. Shiro is not entirely sure if he stopped the noise or if it stopped on its own, but as long as it's gone he is okay with that.
But someone had to do the screaming, which means someone is being a dillhole over the network. And Shiro won't stand for any jackassery at this hour. Shiro looks thoroughly annoyed when he finally flips the feed on, to talk to everyone.]
First off, to whomever managed to scream just a moment ago: I'm impressed by how you could carry on for so long without breathing. I'm fairly confident that you will have no trouble whatsoever shouting for help, should the heebie-geebies outside ever get to you. Of course, actually surviving that is an entirely different matter.
Secondly, to whomever managed to scream just a moment ago: there was absolutely no reason to do that at this hour. Some of us are trying to sleep, thank you very much. We get enough of this crap day in and day out, and adding more to it doesn't really help. So shut it.
Thirdly, to everyone else: if any of you are currently with that jerkwad, hit them for me. I already have enough trouble getting a good night's sleep without being woken up like that. Save the screaming for emergencies, people.
Fourthly...ah, whatever. It's too early for this.
[And he. Flips his tablet off again. Because seriously it is two in the fucking morning he just wants to sleep, he's getting too old to stay up all night.]
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Character Information
Name: Shiro Fujimoto
Canon: Blue Exorcist
Age: 49
Gender: male
Canon Point: Chapter 1 (his death)
Background: Some of Shiro's history can be found on this page here. However, that particular wiki follows the anime, which sort of follows along with the manga but ends long before important parts of Shiro's past are revealed. So, I'll write out what is missing from there.
During one of the story arcs in the manga, there is an extended flashback to an event that took place nearly sixteen years before the start of canon. On a snowy mountain in Kyoto, there was a temple that housed a Buddhist sect known as the Myou Dha. They were the guardians of the corpse of a demon called the Impure King, and their sole duty was to ensure that the Impure King was never revived. They also guarded the holy weapon which had defeated the Impure King, a special kind of sword which is called 'Koumaken' in this canon.
One day, Shiro showed up at that mountain to retrieve the Koumaken. He was under orders from higher-ups in the Order, and he didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. Unfortunately, he was injured in his journey to the temple, so he couldn't just run off with the sword. He ended up being captured by the monks of the Myou Dha sect, and he had to face a lot of questions when he woke up.
Fortunately for him, the monk assigned to look over him was a softie by the name of Suguro Tatsuma, and was already doubting the rules of the Myou Dha sect. See, at this time, many of the residents of the temple had fallen ill from miasma poisoning (basically, 'bad shit demons spew out to make humans sick'). The monks had tried to pray the sickness away, but nothing was working, and each day the ill fell sicker and sicker. It didn't help that Tatsuma's wife, who was pregnant with their son, was one of the sick people. So when Shiro suddenly said that he would be able to cure everyone, Tatsuma was all too eager to let him try.
Shiro's efforts to cure everyone certainly earned him the favor of many of the residents of the temple, but it didn't sway him on the whole 'wanting to take an important religious relic from the temple' thing. This time around, though, it was different. Shiro didn't have to steal the sword again, since Tatsuma was able to get it for him and show him how to escape the mountain before the monks captured him again.
The flashback ends there, but other flashbacks tell us the rest of Shiro's story: eventually an exorcist by the name of Yuri Egin gave birth to Rin and Yukio, and Shiro was the one who was supposed to kill them. However, instead of killing them, he used the Koumaken to seal Rin's powers and ended up adopting both boys. He hid their true identities and raised them as normal humans, giving them the chance at life that the Order would have taken from them.
Inventory:
-Glasses
-His clothes (button-up shirt, black pants, black shoes and socks, and a cassock over everything)
-a True Cross pin on a chain
-a pocket-bible
Personality: The first thing to know about Shiro Fujimoto is that appearances are really, really deceiving. He is a highly-decorated member of the True Cross Order, holding the rank of Paladin and thus being at the very top of everything. He's also considered to be the strongest exorcist in the world, with even Satan himself considering Shiro to be a challenge. But despite all of these great rumors about his strength and abilities, Shiro is just a dirty old man who loves to joke around and flirt with hot women. Even though he is the Paladin, he is nothing like the ideal image of a catholic priest.
Shiro has a thing when it comes to following orders. Namely, he'll pick apart the orders to find out what the end goal is, then go about reaching that goal in his own way. As far as he's concerned, the ends justify the means, which is why he has absolutely no problem befriending demons or stealing things from other religious orders if it will solve whatever problem is laid out in front of him. This has burned more than a few bridges in the past, but Shiro has learned to accept that.
He tries to play tough, but beneath his rugged exterior Shiro is actually a very kind person. He can kill demons in dozens of different ways, but he would rather not harm them if another solution is possible. This is partially why Shiro is so laid-back: why fight if you can make friends instead? Of course, Shiro is a very experienced exorcist, so he can tell when talking isn't going to work anymore. If that's the case, he'll stop with the friendly talk and start with the shooting. Diplomacy is preferable, but he doesn't lose sight of his goals.
Being a Paladin, Shiro is supposed to protect humans from the influence of demons. He does take this job at least somewhat seriously, and he will step up and do his job if a human is in danger. However, there is one thing he values above his job and humanity: his two sons, Rin and Yukio. They come first, though he will try to find a way to keep his boys safe and fulfill his job as a Paladin. Shiro is the master of compromises, so long as he gets what he wants out of it.
Shiro is also an old soul. While he's decidedly in the middle-aged range at 49 years old, he's seen a lot in his life. It's never specifically stated how long he's been with the order, but given that there's classes for beginning exorcists at the high-school level, it's reasonable to assume he's been at it for a while. In that time, he's seen a lot of things, both wonderful and horrible, and it has shaped him into the person he is today. He's very laid-back and enjoys taking his time with things. Peace and quiet doesn't last long, so he doesn't like to interrupt those quiet moments with stupid drama or seriousness.
It's important to note that Shiro is very bad at following rules. He does what he wants when he wants to do it, regardless of what other people think. His experience has a lot to do with this: he's been through a lot, so he knows what works and what doesn't work. Another reason for his behavior is that he's more interested in following the intent of the law than the word. He knows that even the best of intentions can actually be harmful, so decisions need to be made on a case-by-case basis. This is why Shiro listens to people and tries to make compromises, rather than just saying "Well it's against the rules so you can't do that." Following D&D alignments, he would be solidly within the 'chaotic good' square. Also, he doesn't like doing extra work when it is unnecessary, so he lets small things go if nobody is hurt by it.
Another important part of Shiro's identity is one of a parent. He adopted Rin and Yukio fifteen years before the start of canon, and being a father definitely changed him. In the flashbacks we see, he was more cold and serious, not letting his kind side out as often. But after several years of being a dad, he is much more friendly and open. He's also been shown to give up bad habits (namely smoking) for the sake of his boys.
In the end, Shiro has two distinct identities: Shiro the father, and Shiro the Paladin. When he's the father (both in a religious sense and a paternal sense), he is very calm, kind, and helpful. He's a fan of tough love, but he does genuinely care about his family and the people who come to his church. When he's the Paladin, though, he's extremely tough and does what needs to be done. Both of these are part of who he is, and it's how he has adapted to his crazy life.
Flavor Abilities: The ability to tell perfectly-timed 'dad jokes'.
But seriously all of Shiro's actual abilities would give him an advantage in survival, so I think they would all be nullified.
Suitability: At first Shiro's goal is going to be finding a way home. The moments leading up to his death in canon are very serious, and he will wake up worried for his boys and driven to find his way back to them. But that will change pretty quickly, as he finds out there are more people in this place and just what is going on here. He won't have much trouble surviving on his own, he has survived in snowy places before. But what will drive him forward is helping other people survive. Shiro is an exorcist at heart, and he will very quickly jump to the conclusion of "demons", and truthfully the shit in Snowblind is probably not unlike different things he has experienced in his time as an exorcist. And being the strongest exorcist in the world, it's definitely his job to help people who are being hurt by demons, and he will think that is what is happening here until he is proven otherwise.
RP Samples:
Sample one
Sample two (It's me there, just a different journal for Shiro)
Sample three
Sample four
Sample Five: Snowblind Boogaloo
[Okay, Shiro is pretty bad with technology, but there is no way he is so bad that he would make his tablet screech in agony for five minutes straight. After frantically tapping the screen for a couple minutes, trying to get it to shut up, the noise finally disappears. Shiro is not entirely sure if he stopped the noise or if it stopped on its own, but as long as it's gone he is okay with that.
But someone had to do the screaming, which means someone is being a dillhole over the network. And Shiro won't stand for any jackassery at this hour. Shiro looks thoroughly annoyed when he finally flips the feed on, to talk to everyone.]
First off, to whomever managed to scream just a moment ago: I'm impressed by how you could carry on for so long without breathing. I'm fairly confident that you will have no trouble whatsoever shouting for help, should the heebie-geebies outside ever get to you. Of course, actually surviving that is an entirely different matter.
Secondly, to whomever managed to scream just a moment ago: there was absolutely no reason to do that at this hour. Some of us are trying to sleep, thank you very much. We get enough of this crap day in and day out, and adding more to it doesn't really help. So shut it.
Thirdly, to everyone else: if any of you are currently with that jerkwad, hit them for me. I already have enough trouble getting a good night's sleep without being woken up like that. Save the screaming for emergencies, people.
Fourthly...ah, whatever. It's too early for this.
[And he. Flips his tablet off again. Because seriously it is two in the fucking morning he just wants to sleep, he's getting too old to stay up all night.]