Shibizu Kogen

Summary

User: Rhyno906254

Name: Shibizu Kogen

Alias: ---

Clan: None

Shinobi Rank: Gennin

Other Ranks Held: ---

Village: Kirigakure no Sato

Nationality: Mizu no Kuni

Specialty: Puppetry

Age: 18

Birthdate: Fall 2098

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Appearance

Height: 6’0"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Straight and Black. Falls just passed his eyes.
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Kogen tends to wear muted tones like grey and brown. His casual attire in dark blue jeans with a shirt in the aforementioned colors. Kogen wears his casual clothes loose and baggy and they tend to be covered in dirt and grime from working on his puppets. For missions, he wears a fitting black one piece jumpsuit with the Kanji for "Control" in bright red on the front.
Physical Description: Kogen is tall, lanky, and definitely scrawny. His hair is always down in front of his eyes unless he is training or on a mission. If you were to ever to see him without a shirt, which is very rare, you would see a burn scare covering his right shoulder. He slouches and carries himself with a timid lack of confidence as he tries to just blend into the background. However, when training or on the battlefield, Kogen is aggressive and driven with fire in his eyes.

History

Much like the village in which he was born, Kogen’s story is one of pain, violence, and blood. It started on the cold autumn night that he came into this world…

After hours of rough labor in which the doctors were unsure if he was going to make it or not, Kogen. Unfortunately, however, it cost his mother her life. Kogen’s father, Botan, put all of the blame for the loss of his wife on Kogen. As the years went by, Botan treated his son with increasing dislike until his feelings turned into hate. The hate turned Botan to drinking, and when the drinking started, so did the beatings. When Kogen started studying at the ninja academy, he had finally found his escape. He threw everything into his studies in hope that it would help him make a better life as a shinobi. His escape from the violence was short lived, however, as his scrawny build and awkward nature tended to attract bullies. The worst of which was Tanaka Kado. Bruises, bloodied noses, broken bones, and lacerations were just some of the things that Kado brought to the table. Unable to escape from the violence at home or at school, Kogen was beginning to think that the pain would never end. Until one day…

An excerpt from Kogen’s memories: Gotta keep running…If they catch me I’m dead…Why did I think I could stop him just by landing one good punch? *You hear panting and frantic footsteps* I’m too exhausted…Can’t keep running…Need to find a place to hide *more heavy panting* Looks like there is a building up ahead…Maybe somebody can help. *You hear a door slam open* HEEEEEeeeeelllppp… *the cry dies off as you see a feeble old man sitting at a workbench* It’s too late *you see the room spin as the door comes back into view and 3 much larger boys step through* “You shouldn’t have done that Kogen. Now I’m gonna make you suffer even more” * you hear a rustling of clothes from behind* “Sit down old man or you’re next!” *You see two forms blur forward, hear the crack of wood on skulls, and watch as all three fall to the ground with thuds* “Young people these days think that power is all about using brute force to make others bend to your will.” *You see the wooden forms before you slowly turn their heads revealing vacant stares and gaping puppet mouths* “In reality, true power comes from control.” The scene goes black as Kogen passes out.

For the next 6 years, Kogen spent all of his free time at old man Takahashi Joji’s workshop. Joji taught Kogen about crafting and controlling puppets. Most importantly of all he taught Kogen the philosophies that he lived by. Control. To have control over yourself is to have control over your life. To have control over your life is to have balance. When you are balanced, you can influence the things and people around you. With influence over others comes control over them. And control over others is true power. These philosophies spoke to Kogen on a primal level. He was tired of being controlled by others through force. He was tired of being weak. He swore we would get control over everyone because that is the true power.

Quotes

• "One day they will all pay."
  
• "Control is power!"
  
• "I will do better Joji-sama"
  

Trivia

General Knowledge Available to Public; IC

• Kogen enjoys long walks early in the morning to listen to the birds sing.

Private Knowledge; OOC

• Kogen has a burn scar on his right shoulder from 5 years ago when one of his bullies lit him on fire.

Outside the Box; OOC

• Kogen is obsessed with control. he wants to control everything, especially people.