Tatsugami Ryuga | Gao Ash

The Basics

Name: Tatsugami Ryuga (Eastern naming order, Tatsugami is the family name.)

Age: Physically 45, though reincarnated various times in the last 3,000 years

Sex: Male

Species: Human(?)

Date Of Birth: August 20

Nationality: Japanese

Hometown Osaka

Occupation: Freelance professional chef

Alignment: Lawful Good

Theme Song: Theme 1 | Battle Theme 1 | Battle Theme 2



Outer Stuff

Face Claim: Tadanobu Asano

Height: 6'3"

Weight 201 lbs

Hair color: Light brunette

Hair style: Somewhat long, a bit below shoulder-length, and somewhat scruffy. Occasionally worn in a low tail, especially when cooking.

Eye color: Pale gray

Skin color: Pretty standard Japanese tone

Posture: Tall and proud, without being so much formal as combat-ready, almost no wasted movement, as expected of one with millennia of combat experience.

Scars/ Tattoo’s/ Other markings: Various scars all over his body, from years of combating Orgs. On his left wrist is a tattoo of a serpent wrapped around the wrist, and across his back is a tattoo of two large reptilian wings.

Accessories: Ryuga almost constantly carries around a metallic case filled with cigarettes. Strangely, he never has a lighter, and nobody ever sees him light the cigarettes. Also, when cooking, he pulls his long hair back into a tail, held in place with a long black tie, with little ornate silver tips.

Clothes: More often than not, Ryuga is seen wearing multiple layers, due to having a naturally low body heat, as well as to add protection to his body to lessen damage from Org attacks. His legs are covered in fairly plain black slacks, covered with black leather chaps, which are worn specifically to protect his legs during kicks and when travelling by horseback or motorcycle. On his feet are a pair of thick leather boots, lined with metal plates for extra protection, over thick black socks, which reach just below the knee. Finally, over his torso, he wears one of two button-up shirts, covered by a custom jacket, which can be worn partially-opened or fully closed.

Anything Else? Anyone who takes a good look at Ryuga's left arm will see that it is constantly wrapped in pale gray bandages, though he refuses to acknowledge them when asked. However, he becomes incredibly angry when the loose ends are touched, or an attempt is made to remove them.



Inner Stuff

Likes:

• Cooking
  
  
• Animals
  
  
• Training
  
  

Dislikes:

• Laziness
  
  
• Orgs
  
  
• Wasted food
  
  

Strengths:

• Dedicated: Ryuga is extremely dedicated, both to his students and to his goals. As such, he holds both very dearly.
  
  
• Caring: After seeing hundreds of warriors fall over the many, many years, Ryuga has learned to cherish every moment he can get with his allies, becoming a very caring mentor to his apprentices, often cooking elaborate feasts for them.
  
  
• Great Leader: Due in part to his centuries of experience, and in part to his natural skill, Ryuga is an expert leader, able to command an army with motions alone. However, his true skill lies in using the individual skills of his allies to their fullest potential.
  
  

Weaknesses:

• Secretive: For one reason or another, Ryuga is immensely secretive, rarely sharing any information he deems to be unnecessary.
  
  
• Old-fashioned: Due to the process of frequent reincarnation, Ryuga isn't exactly up to speed with many modern devices, still somewhat skeptical of the functionality of cell phones and computers.
  
  
• Stubborn: Prideful, experienced, and stubborn as a mule. Ryuga oft refuses to back down in an argument, and oft proves his point very firmly, occasionally with his fist.
  
  

Goal(s):

• To destroy the Orgs, and awaken all of the dormant Power Animals, though not necessarily in that order.
  
  

Habits/ Quirks:

• Ryuga occasionally hums an ancient song that he learned in his original life
  

Relationships:

• Gao Vern: Ash's Totem Seijuu and personal partner, Gao Vern is a constant source of strength and security.
  
  
• Rhett Celedre/GaoWing: The younger of Ash's two apprentices. Due to the close ages, Ryuga sees Rhett much like his son.
  
  
• Eve Doyle/GaoFang: The elder of Ash's two apprentices. Much closer to Ryuga's age, Ryuga relies on her to help keep Rhett in line.
  
  
• GaoRangers: The other GaoRangers, who Ash sees as valuable allies in arms. Following the arrival of the Duke Orgs, Ash has requested the other GaoRangers to assist in finding the remaining Power Animals.
  
  

Hero Stuff

Name: GaoAsh

Type Of Hero: GaoRanger (Super Sentai Ranger)

Henshin Device: G-Burst: A small device strapped to Ryuga's right wrist, silvery gray in color and shaped vaguely like a wyvern, with the head and tail pulled into itself and the wings wrapped around the wrist strap. When activated with "Gao Access", the shaped unfolds into a fully-formed wyvern, and flies off, energizing Ryuga.

Henshin Sequence: Ryuga pulls the G-Burst over to his bandaged arm, pressing the button before holding his arm forward and yelling "Gao Access", the G-Burst flying off and enlarging, wrapping around Ryuga to form the GaoAsh suit.

Forms:

• Form Name: GaoAsh Sealed Form
  
  Image/ Description: A solemn ash-gray suit, with designs based on various dragons. The suit is similar to the standard GaoRanger suits, with two mirrored sets of five gold stripes, as well as a faint scale pattern. Around the shoulders and arms is the form of a wyvern, the tail wrapped around the upper right arm, and the head resting on the left elbow, with the wings acting as a split cloak over the left arm, with a small gap for the head. Wrapped around the left arm as well is a crimson chain, not much thicker than a thin rope, ending in small triangular bits, almost like little arrowheads or daggers. Finally, the helmet is themed after Gao Vern's head, with a single, somewhat small horn on the top middle.
  
  Motif: Wyvern, Dragon, swordsman, ancient.
  
  Color Scheme: Ash gray
  
  Transformation: See above
  
  Fighting Style: Ancient swordsmanship, ancient axe wielding, ancient lancery, ancient martial arts.
  
  Weapons:
  • Juuoh-Daiken (Beast King Great Blade): Ash's equivalent of the Juuohken, sized more like a longsword, with the crossguard shaped like a wyvern, and designed to fit three Gao Jewels at once.
    
    
  • Drake Crasher: A large battleaxe, incredibly heavy yet wielded single-handedly by Ash, and designed with a black dragon motif.
    
    
  • Levia Lancer: A long, golden-colored lance, with one spade-shaped bladed end, and one end ending in a hexagonal block of sorts, with an opening in the tip, which can fire off small energy bolts.
    
    
  • Shadow Blades: A pair of broadswords designed to match those of Gao Shadow.
    
    
  • Dasher Guards: A pair of kite bucklers with short, katar-like blades.
    
    
  • Slasher Slicer: A dual-bladed polearm, with the edges opposite each other on either end, designed for spinning slashes.
    
    
  • Kitsune Rifle: A powerful assault rifle, identical to one of Kitsune's Assault Tails, with the addition of a handle and trigger.
    
  
  
  Abilities: None in particular, aside from his remarkable strength.
  
  Finisher(s): San Kiba ga Hitotsu ni Nare (Three Fangs Become One): Ash charges the power of his Gao Jewels into the Juuoh-Daiken, before charging in with a straight horizontal slash, easily destroying most Orgs.
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Vern
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu (Mythical Power Animal)
  Image/ Description: Gao Vern
  Motif: Wyvern, Sky
  Abilities: Flight, mouth-fired energy beam, bladed tail
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend variants (Body)
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Vern Warrior Mode
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Vern straightens his legs, straightens and extends his arms, straightens his torso, folds down the protruding chestpiece, and retracts his neck, his head tilting forward to face straight ahead.
  Motif: Wyvern, Sky, Hero
  Abilities: Flight, grappling, bladed tail
  Megazord Component:Body
  
  Mecha Name: AccelVern
  Type Of Mecha: Altered Seijuu
  Image/ Description: AccelVern
  Motif: Wyvern, Motorcycle
  Abilities: Form shifting, sonic booms
  Megazord Component: N/A
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Drake
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Drake
  Motif: Dragon, Land
  Abilities: Bladed claws, gatling horn, back-mounted boosters
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend (Legs)
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Levia
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Levia
  Motif: Leviathan, Sea
  Abilities: Horn cannon, aquatic combat
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend (Arms)
  
  Mecha Name: GaoLegend
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu Gattai
  Image/ Description: To form the base body, Gao Vern take up Warrior Mode, but instead of straightening, the arms fold up, revealing attachment points for the arms. Gao Drake marches forward, straightening out and splitting in half, the arms, head, and neck separating entirely, and the legs and body attaching to Gao Vern, armoring his lower body in black, with the thruster pack attaching at the back of the waist, and his legs attaching to the back of Gao Vern's legs, the combined feet rotating 180 degrees. Gao Levia separates into multiple parts, with the tail, head, and neck splitting from the body and each other, and the body splitting into three segments, with the middle segment attaching to the head. Finally, the heads of Drake and Levia rotate, revealing attachment points, and attach to Gao Vern, forming shoulders, Drake on the left and Levia on the right, while Levia's segments attach as arms, the front segment as the right, and Drake's arms attach as hands. Levia's neck attaches to the tail, forming a vaguely sword-like weapon, while Drake's tail thins itself and attaches to the left hip, forming a sheath for the sword. Finally, Gao Vern's mouth opens wide, revealing a face somewhat resembling Spino Daioh, but with the visor replaced by a knight's helmet visor.
  Motif: Legend, Hero, Dragons, Land/Sea/Sky
  Abilities: Enhanced flight, high-speed movement, swordsmanship.
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Shadow
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Shadow
  Motif: Dragon, Shadow, Swords
  Abilities: Fury Horn, Shadow Blades
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend Black Blade (Arms)
  
  Mecha Name: GaoLegend Black Blade
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu Gattai
  Image/ Description: The same steps are taken as forming GaoLegend, but in place of Levia, Shadow's legs and arms combine to form arms, with both tails of Shadow and Drake forming sheathes, and Shadow's body armoring the upper torso, and Shadow's backpack forming an addition vernier on the back. The two Shadow Blades are wielded as swords, with the navy triangular section extending to reveal handles.
  Motif: Legend, Hero, Dragons, Shadow
  Abilities: Swordsmanship, enhanced flight
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Dasher
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Dasher (Minus all the guns)
  Motif: Dragon, Defense, Blades
  Abilities: Guardedge blades, Impact Spike tail
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend Red Devil (Arms)
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Slasher
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Slasher
  Motif: Dragon, Offense, Blades
  Abilities: Red Fang blades, vernier thruster
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend Red Devil (Legs)
  
  Mecha Name: GaoLegend Red Devil
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu Gattai
  Image/ Description: Forming similar to GaoLegend Black Blade, but with Dasher's legs and Guardedge blades forming the hands, and the supplementary boosters on Slasher's legs turning 180. Slasher's blades remain attached to the thruster, which attaches identically to Drake's, and the tails of both Seijuu combine to form a large warhammer weapon called the Impact Driver.
  Motif: Legend, Hero, Dragon, Blades
  Abilities: Impact Driver, Guardedge blades, Red Fang blades, enhanced flight
  
  Mecha Name: Gao Kitsune
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu
  Image/ Description: Gao Kitsune
  Motif: Nine-tailed fox, varied weaponry
  Abilities: Assault Tails (Assault rifles, tails labeled (1)), Gatling Tail (Gatling gun, tail labeled (2)), Kama Tails (Sickles, tails labeled (3)), Pursuit Tail (Anti-pursuit rife, tail labeled (4)), Piercer Tails (Parrying blades, tails labeled (5)), Seeker Tail (Radar/sonar/thermal, tail labeled (6))
  Megazord Component: GaoLegend Ninetail (Attachment)
  
  Mecha Name: GaoLegend Ninetail
  Type Of Mecha: Seijuu Gattai
  Image/ Description: GaoLegend, with Gao Kitsune attached on the back, with her legs folded in and her head pressed against the back of Gao Vern's head.
  Motif: Legend, Hero, Dragons, Land/Sea/Sky, Nine-tailed fox
  Abilities: Flight, Gao Kitsune tails
  
  
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Long ago, many many years before modern civilization, there was an ancient battle. But the battle was no ordinary one, but rather, a battle between one man, and a race of demons know as the Org, which drew power from human suffering. In these times, the Orgs were simple nature spirits, who had gone mad from some means of corruption, oft negative human emotions. As they fed from these emotions, they grew stronger, and the duty to slay them fell to one man at the time, a warrior by the name of Ashe. Many years passed, and no matter how many Orgs fell, Ash could never slay them all, as more kept being born of the negative emotions of mankind. So, on his death bed, Ashe made a vow. He would return once in a generation, born anew, to slay the Orgs and protect mankind. And true to his word, every generation, he was reincarnated into a new form, to fight the Org menace. Eventually, one of his reincarnations met with the original Gao Warriors, who were established to fight the Orgs, and inspired Ashe to join their group, becoming the first version of Gao Ash, and meeting his partner, Gao Vern. Many years later, nearly present day, the latest reincarnation of Ash was born, a Japanese child named Ryuga.


This child was born to a single mother by the name of Tatsugami Miri, a famous chef known through the popular program "Iron Chef". As such, through much of his young life, Ryuga was exposed to the art of cooking, and grew to love it, desiring to become a professional chef like his mother. After graduating from high school, he enrolled into a cooking school for his college years, then into an international program, which had him travelling the world to learn from various master chefs. It was during this that he met the love of his life, his future wife, Cecile le Fleur. After their graduation, they married at age twenty-eight, Cecile giving birth to a healthy son, which they named Mikail. These years were very happy for Ryuga, and he'd wished they'd last forever. However, fate had other plans. One fateful day, as Ryuga returned home from a catering job he'd had that day, he arrived to see his house ablaze, and to hear the screams of his wife. Rushing in without hesitation, he came face to face with the culprit, a monster he'd never seen before. However, it felt familiar. It was an Org. Before him lay his wife's body, now cold and lifeless. In his grief and rage, Ryuga charged the Org, fearing not for his own life. However, before the Org could strike him down, three jewels appeared, flying in front of Ryuga and knocking back the Org, before flying to Ryuga, and forming a triangle pattern, as a long sword formed around them. As he took the sword in hand, memories flooded his mind, memories of past lives and past battles. Taking his ancient stance, he quickly struck down the Org, before falling to his knees in tears, mourning the loss of his wife.


Shortly after, the firefighters arrived, putting out the fire and taking Ryuga and the remains of Cecile from the burning building. A few days later, a funeral service was held, at which Ryuga told Mikail that he couldn't stay, and that he'd leave enough funds for Mikail to live comfortably for a few years. It was days later that Ryuga seemingly vanished from the public eye. In truth, he'd left to take up his destined burden, becoming Gao Ash to slay the Orgs. Indeed, he was more than happy to do so. He didn't want anyone to have to suffer the same loss he had.



OOC Stuff

Anything Else: And now, we see his power.

OOC Name: Night

Name Color #B0B0B0

Number Of Stars 5

Color Of Stars Red

Sample RP:



It was a warm summer day. Ryuga stood in the kitchen within Gao Whale, preparing to prepare a meal. His knives sharpened, cutting boards prepared, ingredients sorted and stocked, spices organized, the works. So, he went about his cooking. First, he sliced the vegetables, sliced to the perfect thickness. Then came the herbs, sliced and diced and chopped to a fine, nearly powder-like state. Finally, next came the meat, diced to perfect proportions, tenderized perfectly, and gently rubbed with a special marinade. Now, with preparations finished, it was time to cook. Pulling out a large wok, Ryuga used a bit of vegetable oil, a bt of sake, and a touch of cooking sherry to prepare the wok, before adding the ingredients, first meats, then vegetables, and finishing with the herbs, as well as some choice spices. After a bit of time stir-frying, Ryuga pulled the wok from the fire, and began plating the dish. Three perfect servings of excellent stir-fry, ready to eat. A great meal for a great summer day.