Name: Samudra (rarely called that)
Pokemon: Skrelp (which is modeled after a Weedy Sea Dragon HAHAHAHA)
National #: 690
Title: Mock Kelp Pokemon
Type of Pokemon: water/poison
Nicknames: Sam, Sammy, Samster, Sam-I-Am, anything you can think of. He will accept every nickname he is given, and roll with it! Everyone knows that his nickname is 'Sam', so they all assume his full name is 'Samuel', but Sam just doesn't correct anyone.
Gender: male
Age: 20
Birthday: April 20th (4/20 BLAZE IT YO)
Birthstone: Diamond
Sign: Aries
Nature: Calm - Samudra is the very definition of a stoner. His whole outlook on life is a passive one. He has no problem with being serious, but he never lets any problems stress him out. Everything will work out in the grand scheme of things, so why worry? The downside of this is that many a time, he undermines the danger of the situation, which leads to him getting into LOTS of trouble. Samudra absolutely hates fighting, or violence of any kind however, including eating animals/Pokemon for food. It is rare for him to use any of his attacks. He is very in touch with others' feelings, and loves to help work with people through their inner turmoil, saying things like, "Don't worry, mate... it'll all work out soon" and "Chillax."
Held Items: usually a little pouch of marijuana or pipe tobacco hidden in his pants, nothing more.
Ability: Poison Touch (may poison the foe with a single touch)
Attacks: (he RARELY uses any harmful attacks, only for aesthetic pleasure) Acid (GET IT??), Bubble, Camouflage, Double Team, Feint Attack, Rain Dance, Rest
Weak Against: Ground, Electric, Psychic
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: medium brown
Hair Length and Style: parted down the middle, with bangs on either side of his face. Slightly wavy hair, reaches to shirt collar.
Eye Color: Very dark teal. His pupils are almost ALWAYS dilated. The whites of his eyes are naturally a pinkish, sickly color, which makes him appear perpetually high.
Skin Tone: light caramel
Build: A little gaunt, with a shallow chest and pronounced spinal chord and hipbones.
Markings/Scars: none yet
Tattoos: (undecided)
Piercings: none (although on his ear, he sometimes wears a clip-on feather, which he believes to be a feather from Articuno)
Appearance: **Sam is NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE.** He has a very noticeable slouch, and his shoulders are almost always rolled forward. His spine is pronounced in a few places, and almost looks like dull spikes protruding from his back. His hipbones are visible, and have almost no fat on them. He does, however, have a bit of a flabby belly. His fingers (and toes) are long and thin. His nose has a bump in the middle, and is rounded at the end. His lips are thin, and the top lip is very small. His teeth are slightly crooked, and so is his grin.
Clothing/Style: He usually wears baggier clothing to help fill out his otherwise gaunt form. He is a fan of stripes, graphic t-shirts, and large hoodies. It isn't uncommon for him to wear a beanie, and for shoes, he wears a pair of old ratty striped Vans, or shoes like these. For something more formal, he wears loose, button-up collared shirts much like this.
Personality: Sam acts like a typical stoner/hippie. He doesn't talk very fast, and he is very relaxed in almost everything he does. He always seems like he is high, but most of the time, he is sober. It's just his personality. He is very lazy. He absolutely hates any kind of physical work.
He is the biggest Anglophile EVER. He wishes dearly that he was British. He puts on a British accent constantly, in hopes that he will eventually change his accent! He is a fan of all the British lingo and slang, and sometimes overuses it. Sometimes some regular American slang leaks through, though, for example, 'dude' and 'chillax'. Refer to the post of his different lingo!
Sam is a vegan! He doesn't approve of any violence or injustice to anyone, including Pokemon. This means he does not eat the meat of animals/Pokemon, but also not their by-products (like eggs, milk, cheese, etc.) "Animals have feelings, too!" However... Sam is a terrible vegan. He constantly denies that some foods have meat in them. Cheddar and bacon potato chips, for example. "It's just bacon-flavored chips. It's not real bacon."
Orientation: Unknown (hey, nobody should be easily attracted to him, anyway, right?)
Significant Other: none
Rival: none yet
Family: He gets his carefree attitude from his two Skrelp parents, who went the 'go with the flow' route for parenting. They believed that a child should be able to express themselves in whichever way they want, and they should not be hindered by rigid structure and rules. Sam did have his fair share of troublemaking growing up, but he respects his parents and the strong bond of trust between them.
He has no siblings.
Relationships: He has only a few friends, one of them being Inder, a young Inkay fisher-boy with whom he 'chillaxes' with occasionally. They are not the closest of friends, but that's only because Inder isn't on land enough to make strong friendships.
Hometown: Coumarine City
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Likes: Alcohol (mostly cheap wines), pipe tobacco and a multitude of illegal drugs, junk food like chips, bacon "flavored" snacks, lemon cookies
Dislikes: he doesn't hold an extreme dislike for many things, but he doesn't see eye-to-eye with serious-natured people.
Fears: not many things scare him. the things that do, remain to be seen.
Strengths: He never gets sick, despite his sallow appearance. He can make it rain at will, in a quarter-mile radius around him. He also can manipulate existing water (much like a Waterbender).
Weaknesses: Psychic attacks especially, however sometimes he gets others to inflict light psychic attacks on him because it "makes me feel so trippy!" A lot of the foods he loves are actually non-vegan, but he denies it and eats them anyway.
Battle Style: non-existent. He refuses to fight, even passive-aggressively. If someone ends up assaulting them, he will merely multiply himself with Double Team (which also makes him feel strange) and use Rest to recuperate.
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Favorite-
Food: cheddar and bacon "flavored" chips, lemon cookies
Drink: He likes to combine Faygo Iced Tea and Lemonade flavors!
Color: purple
Flower: Snapdragon ("they're like miniature dragons, woah!")
Tree: "Can.... cannabis count as a tree...?"
Season: spring (He loves how all the different plants smell when they bud and flower)
Activity: Laying outside during starry nights, wondering about the infinite vastness of the universe and contemplating life.
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Background: Living in the seaside town of Coumarine city with his laid-back parents, Samudra actually had a very uneventful childhood and adolescence. Aside from getting into some juvenile trouble with the local police, life was a piece of kelp. Pun intended.
Due to his lazy attitude, he didn't venture out into the bustly public much, preferring to stay at home playing video games, or looking at the clouds. This led to him not acquiring many friends. One of the few friends he made was an Inkay fisher-boy. He spent most of his time at sea, but when the Inkay returned to the city to sell the catches of the week, Sam ended up spending time with him.
Around his 20th birthday, Sam decided that he'd like to do some traveling. His parents were, of course, supportive of his decision, and helped him prepare for the trip. Right before he left, he caught wind that his Inkay friend Inder had left a week or so before him. With that, he set off for new lands, and eventually caught up to Inder. The two are now traveling together through the Kalos region!
