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[cpt_ressentiment]

OUT OF CHARACTER:
Name/Handle: Maggie
Contact: plurk = reveris
Reference: Heather!

IN-CHARACTER:
Character name: Yosuke Hanamura
Character journal: cpt_ressentiment
Series name: Persona 4
Canon notes: Canon point: after the TRUE END. Previous game memories: realityshifted - brief recap = The Astral Plane is like a nexus point between all worlds/realities. Here, Yosuke got a pet dragon (who he named Chie, but alas, he no longer has her). And also died once. Because the Plane has a habit of putting people through hell, Yosuke and Yu are a bit more insistent about being close.

Species: Human~

History: Yosuke Hanamura at the Megami Tensei wiki.

Personality: The short of it: Yosuke is an outgoing, slightly clumsy, snarky city kid stuck in a small town. While he very, very often sticks his foot in his mouth or otherwise makes an ass out of himself, he's still a sharp, capable, loyal young man whose heart is in the right place at the end of the day. His greatest fears are isolation, boredom, not belonging, and being useless. And cockroaches.

Despite his clumsiness and his apparent knack for not watching what he says, he is capable of leadership. He is shown in canon to be one of the first to actually put two and two together, so to speak. He is also pretty good at reading people, even if he doesn't always act on this particular skill set. He is the one who does the most coordination work amongst the investigation team, and the main protagonist and he are pretty much the two leaders of the bunch. There's a reason they call each other "partner"!

Unfortunately, Yosuke does still have some growing up to do. He is a little bit of an asshole - goes hand in hand with opening his mouth before his brain kicks in long enough to tell him no. He can be pretty insulting, especially if you're not expecting to hear the unfiltered thoughts of a bored-but-smart high school kid. Heck, he ends up in fights with Chie (probably his closest female friend) constantly. But whenever he's called out on his assholery, he is usually appropriately apologetic. Though it may take him some time to actually correct his behavior (or at least learn to watch it), he does make an effort.

Abilities: Yosuke is pretty handy in a fight. He's fast, for one; his reflexes are fantastic and he has the endurance to keep dodging and striking well after others would probably have tired out. His weapons of choice are kunai, which he dual-wields, like a dork. H

He is also capable of summoning his Persona, which is like a physical manifestation of facets of himself. Since this is endgame, with his social link maxed (naturally~), his persona is Susano-o. Jiraiya fights alongside him, usually with wind-based skills or devastating physical attacks of his own. He can also cast the only healing spell he knows this way. (Granted, it becomes a little bit better later, but still. :|)

I don't plan to nerf any of his abilities, but if the mods need me to, I'm happy to talk it over.

Augment Skillset: Communications augment, because the thought of that entertains me for whatever reason.

Sample:
→ A bitty baby dragon got loose in Junes and Yosuke had to deal with it. Don't you just love canon-breaking games~?