KISHI, the Knight of Honor Pokégirl

KISHI, the Knight of Honor Pokégirl

Type: Very Near Human
Element: Fighting/Dragon
Frequency: Very Rare
Diet: Omnivore
Role: Duelists, bodyguards
Libido: Average
Strong Vs: Dark, Bug, Rock
Weak Vs: Psychic, Flying
Attacks: Shell Shield, Chi Blast, Block The Student, Twister, Takedown, Hurricane Kick, Spincut, CrossShield
Enhancements: Intuitive Aptitude (Weapons), Enhanced Strength (x4), Enhanced Agility (x7), Enhanced Endurance (x7), Enhanced Durability (x6), Enhanced Speed (x4)
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Amazon (Dragon Scale + multiple weapons training)

In most cases, the Amazons who study Wu style specialize in a single weapon. However, a rare few find that they prefer to branch  out instead, to give themselves a wider repertoire of weapons they are proficient in at the expense of the total mastery of a chosen one. In these cases, the 'wu will tend to evolve instead, if they are able to obtain a dragon scale, into a Kishi, whose abilities are specialized in the use of multiple weapons as the conditions of combat may require. A dragon-type with a strong sense of honor, abilities that allow for varied and prolonged combat, and natural armor, the Kishi is a breed of Pokégirl very well suited to prolonged dueling against skilled opponents, but also a skilled pinch hitter, known for their ability to turn the tides of battle.

Outwardly, the breed's body doesn't change overly; some may grow several inches or otherwise develop, but this is far from a sure thing. They tend to be seen with more weapons than an Amazon, since that is their specialty, but the true differences don't show until a battle begins. There, the Kishi's draconic heritage shows through rather pointedly, for they are able to summon an armor of dragon scales onto their bodies. The color and size of these scales varies from Kishi to Kishi, as does the style they appear in--some chose a very animalistic look, covering their bodies purely in scales until they look like a true dragon type, whilst others prefer to cause the scales to grow into stylized mail that can be quite strikingly attractive--but they are almost always incredibly strong and durable, able to take more punishment than much metal armor whilst being very light. However, the downside of this is that when they do break, since they are a part of the 'girl's body, albeit a very numbed one, it tends to be rather painful. Still, it is a very powerful defensive ability.

As one might expect from a breed with characteristics of both dragons and knights, though, Kishis are a breed with a rather strong sense of honor, if an interestingly unique one. Their idea of honorable combat general focuses around a one-on-one match where both sides are roughly evenly matched, and this extends to general social interaction. Thus, a Kishi will tend to fare badly with and arouse the ire of a tamer who refuses to respect his Pokégirls, but will go to great lengths to earn his respect if only in a minor degree until it becomes obvious that she will never get it, at which point she will tend to become unruly and disrespectful, evening the playing field the other way, as it were, even as the cost of this usually leading to her being traded or put through a conditioning cycle. However, those willing to respect the skill and expertise a Kishi has for what it is, even if they only consider her a highly valuable tool, will earn rather strong loyalty from her.

Aside from this, the breed's honor-based mentality tends to compound upon their draconic nature to make it rare that they forget a slight given by an enemy, or a debt, and they will usually do their best to repay such thing when opportunity presents itself, though whether or not it does mostly depends upon the tamer. hey are also prone to, when possible, establishing rivalries with another Pokégirl who they duel repeatedly for whatever reason, particularly members of the Kapoeraa family, Armsmistresses, and especially other dragons. Their conflict with Kapoeraas comes mostly from the animosity held as Wus, whilst the Armsmistress is a breed who fills similar roles but uses a nearly-opposite approach to combat. And, in the case of dragon-types, many others respect the Kishi for not being authentically draconic, whilst the Kishi, as both dragons and knights, find dragons to be their most preferred foes. In the same vein as their mentality toward debts, however, when a Kishi feels she has failed her tamer or in some duty, she will usually want to be blamed so that she can work to make amends, and ignoring the fault tends to frustrate them to no end.

In actual combat, Kishis have several unique abilities to bolster their multi-weapon and dueling roles, which have been attributed to their draconic typing. The first and most prominent is an ability to magically enhance the quality of any weapon for the duration of its use. This ability only effects a weapon that is held and being used for combat, and only whilst in use, but being in effect a magical ability, it can easily work on almost any type of weapon used, from sharpening a sword to increasing a gun's range. The amount to which it works increases as a Kishi becomes stronger, but it will never become powerful enough to, say, change the elemental typing of the attack to something other than dragon or what it would normally be. However, the ability is not limited to items designed as weapons, so a stick would be enhanced, for example, to be as durable and strong as a quarterstaff, so long as it was being viewed and used as a weapon. In the case of weapons with existing enchantments, their natural ones tend to fortify the Kishi's when they don't conflict or override when they do.

The other half of this ability is that, upon picking up an unfamiliar weapon, a Kishi gains an intuitive idea of how to use it. This is not to say she could pick up a sword and suddenly understand the complex art of swordplay, but rather that, even if unfamiliar with swords, she would gain an idea, upon picking it up to use as a weapon, of how it could be used to fight, given her own abilities. Rarely does using this alone allow a Kishi to win a fight, unless it's used to pick up an unexpected weapon and win with the element of surprise, but it is definitely an excellent way to get a jump start on training herself in the use of a new weapon, or to adjust to the nuances of a new sword or gun once they understand the use of the general weapon class.

What this means when it comes to an actual fight is that they tend to try and draw an opponent into an evenly matched duel by choosing a relatively equal weapon and enjoying the fight. Since they are built for such drawn-out duels, having the armor and endurance they do, and have such a variety of weapons they can use, this allows them to choose a slightly superior one to wield as they wear down their opponent and defeat them, it is a type of combat they fair well in. However, when an adversary refuses to play fairly, be it by threatening others, fighting dishonorably, or attacking in numbers, the rules of the duel shift for the Kishi as well and she will do what is required to even the odds as it were, which often entails making use of another weapon--most have decent skill with at least four different styles, including at least one ranged style--that gives them an unfair advantage against the enemy's fighting style. This is supported by the sense of honor that most have, and the general sentiment is that it would be the most dishonorable sort of death to die because of inflexible rules of combat. This mentality has led to the popular assertion that no Kishi has ever perished unarmed.

However, unless they are being used as a normal weapon, sex toys are not affected or enhanced by either of the breed's abilities, and really, their taming habits are nothing extraordinary. What is liked and disliked varies by individual, and their reliance on multiple weapons means that, although there's a good chance at least one of them would be reasonable to use in sex play, it rarely has the same effect as the more personally important weapons of the 'wus do. Tea also replaces coffee as their intoxicant drink, although not overt reason for this has been reported.

The feral state of the Kishi is nothing of particular note either; they tend to be more focused on honorable battles and in seeking them out to the exclusion of all else which, in conjunction with how rare they already are, means that they are not commonly found feral in the first place and that those who are tend to be easily captured by tamers. They are an almost unheard of breed to threshold into, as well, being not only high on the evolutionary tree, but being a rare side evolution as they are.