I was bored and decided to share my third character concept that I commissioned from Axpuel too since I wanted a younger male in DOA who's not big like the other guys.
His name is Angel Lionheart and he's a Greek American who comes from New York City and hails from Coney Island. When he was a kid, being an only child he was a loner and because of his more small stature(A trait that has even been with him even at 20 years old xD) he was frequently picked on and made fun of which caused him to often hide from his peers and he frequently cut class in middle school. He'd rather be alone to avoid conflict and often would escape his problems by "admiring" Helena's performances on TV since he has a huge crush on her.
Age: 20 years old
Weight: 129 lbs
Height: 5"0
Nationality: Greek American
Personal Alignment: Neutral Good
Occupation: Biker, street fighter, self proclaimed vigilante, college student(currently truant),
Hobbies: Motorcyles, auto repair, fighting, cutting classes, opera(only for Helena whom he often pleasures himself to), watching street fights,
Family: Isaac(Father), Sophianna(Mother)
Fighting Style: Self Taught street fighting
Likes: Fighting, knockouts, fast food, bacon cheeseburgers, leather, jeans, black, Diego, Helena, impressing others, victory, collecting comic books, working out, biking, beer, girls
Dislikes: losing, criminals, school, shaving(does it but he thinks it's annoying), being looked down on, his bike breaking down
One day as a high school freshman as he was walking home he was ganged up on and was jumped by older criminal who attempted to steal his belongings, but he put up more a fight than they had thought since his smaller size made him a handful to deal with. They grew tired of him and drew a knife to stab him but a young older Hispanic male with a faux haw hairstyle and numerous scars came to his aid and knocked out his assailant. The other thugs quickly ran away, possibly out of fear for the man which Angel didnt understand. The man helped him up and took him home and from that day forward, Angel admired his hero and wanted to follow in his footsteps as a street fighter and someone who could defend others when needed!
Wanting to follow a similar path since he later learned the man was Diego, a renowned street fighter who was both feared and admired for his cut throat fighting abilities, Angel began hitting the gym and working out to make himself stronger to compensate for his shorter height. He frequently watched Diego's brawls and even hung out with a couple of times and such he learned and adapted his own take on a street fighting style. He also got into the street life despite his parent wanting him to follow in their wishes of him being a business owner of his father's computer company as it's next CEO to be, but he frequently rebelled against his parents; while he loved them very much and wanted to please him, he wanted to do his own thing and as such he got into motorcyles and biking as well as taking part in after school brawls. While he did struggle at first and was the underdog, he went from being that to a well renowned brawler from freshman year to senior year and his loner quiet nature mutated into a loud mouth, cocky "kid" who liked to use fists and trash talk to make his peers respect them, and he also frequently would insert himself into the crime world as he used his fighting skills and own sense of justice to stop muggers and street crime as he frequently assisted police(despite their reluctance of wanting his "help"...). Despite his morally good views, his rebellious nature is still present as he frequently still cut classes and preferred biking and wild parties with his friends and fighting when he wasn't busy talking shit and being a jerk ass to anyone who crossed him or his friends, and he was frequently regarded as a headache to his teachers and proffesors.
Now 20 years old and being a private school student, he longed for a challenge as he felt his fights just weren't fun anymore and he had already earned enough respect in his area, but he felt that as long as Diego was the reigning champ, he couldn't compare to him.... He decided that he would surprise his mentor by entering the DOA6 tournament so he could have a chance to fight and beat him in battle. He excitedly told his parents but that was the last straw; Tired of his rebellious nature and not wanting him to get into any more fights he was sent to an out of town Private all boys school where violence was prohibited days before the tournament was to start. Angel however called his gang of friends to bring him his bike and he escaped his school by hopping the fence. He knew his parents would be pissed if they found out but this was his big chance to show Diego that he wasn't that scared kid anymore he saved.... With anticipation racing, he bikes his way to DOATEC to enter the tournament(and to hopefully impress Helena so she would be his girlfriend)
Design: I wanted him to basically be a new generation type fighter who's a punk and has a more street type appearance. He's short at 5"0 but has a nice sturdy built muscular shape since he spends alot of time working out and fighting, and he has nice muscular thighs as well too. Compared to Mason who has a similar build with more focus on his upper body and buttocks, Angel has somewhat more toned thighs and a slightly more shorted balanced build that gives him a more compact build due to being shorter than the 5"2 Mason.
He is naturally blonde with brown eyes but he dyes his hair jet black and wears it short with a shaggy long part that covers his left eye and he has a healthy normal Caucasian skin tone and he wears small tape like bandages on his face and arms as an accessory since he loves them, due to getting used to applying them to minor scratches and cuts from his fights that healed. He also has a tattoo on his upper right arm that reads "Angel" in Japanese, but it's commonly hidden in specific outfits like his default that have longer sleeves.
His outfit is actually black suit that also has a large chest opening and no seat in the butt area, he wears it since he dislikes wearing underwear with his pants. He wears an asymmetrical custom made leather jacket with one sleeve and a winged shoulder section with combat fingerless gloves and a black strap to secure it in place. He wears tight blue jeans with rips in the front and below his butt with a loose belt like strap and he wears black lace up leather platform combat boots.
His other outfits would follow similar street styles although he also has casual wear. His main alternate outfit is a tight white short sleeve tshirt, short black tight shorts, and sneakers with long white socks. In certain outfits he also would have an option akin to the underwear option for girls to toggle a light amount of body hair since he dislikes shaving, and some have it as a default in certain outfits although it's just light chest and stomach hair with arm hair.
Personality: For Angel, I was always interested in the "yankii" Japanese archetype, which is basically a delinquent youth in Japan who are rebellious and refuse to adhere to authority, and I thought for an American new York character, this could be translated into a western type character. He dyes his hair, cuts class, bikes, and also takes part in fights and gang activity(not illegal) but he is morally good and dislikes crime and takes up for those he cares about.
He's basically a jerk ass as well: he is loud, foul mouthed and curses frequently, uses alot of slang and talks alot of trash to his opponents and is very cocky about his abilites(not to Diego or anyone he respects like his friends and family). He's basically like a disrespectful kid who's all talk but he has the fighting ability of course to back up his mouth, or so he proclaims in most of his bouts. He dislikes pacifists who don't fight saying they should stand up for themselves, and he likes to mock and belittle his opponents he feels waste his time. He doesn't like losing at all and isnt above resorting to dirty tactics like kneeing, head butting, and even a crude attack that's called kancho to damage his opponents. He also isnt above spitting at his opponent if angry enough, and he absolutely can't stand foes who favor a zoning or hit and run tactics, as he also has taunts specifically aimed at foes who like to play such a way. He also does not take losing well since he's used to consistently winning, and he has two alternate lose poses. When facing normal opponents, he'll enter a frustrated crouching yanki pose in disbelief that he lost, while against Diego or Helena, he'll have a more vulnerable ass up pose.
He gets along well with fellow fighters like Jann Lee but doesn't like anyone who thinks they're better than others. He also doesnt like flamboyant types like Zack who he deems weird, but he loves wrestling and looks up to Bass. He has an interest in girls as well too but he has eyes for Helena whom he's always deemed attractive, and he's pleasured himself to her countless times, dreaming of one day winning her heart and its a side motive for entering the tournament. He doesnt like Kasumi or Ayane thinking Kasumi is boring and he doesnt like Ayane since he deems her a bitch, and he has a slight complex about them being taller than them. He hates Christie, calling her an old hag and he thinks Nico and Marie Rose are nothing but flat chested little girls but he does find them cute. He thinks Honoka is nothing more than a ditzy bimbo but he does like her tho somewhat. When fighting guests, he doesn't care much about them and isnt easily impressed, and he thinks Kula is a weird freak and he thinks Mai is just a weird shameful woman although he is fascinated by her figure. He also thinks Tamaki is a bit "loose" but he's interested in introducing her to his friends back home. Overall, he can be pretty disrespectful to anyone.
He is also friends with Mason, but much to his annoyance and embarrassment, Mason has a somewhat huge crush on Angel due to them both having played football together, and as such Mason has seen ample amounts of Angel to prolong his interest in him. Even though Angel is straight and does not view Mason in a romantic way, he's still comfortable hanging around Mason since Mason generally knows his boundaries, seeming to only try to tease and flirt with Angel to troll him, such as picking him up after they successfully win tag matches. Although Angel tends to have a bit of tougher, jerkish tendencies towards to Mason, he does have a caring and almost over protective side towards him like his other friends affiliated in his gang, and as such he doesn't tolerate anyone taking advantage of him in that regard either.
He idolizes Diego with an almost Japanese senpai type dynamic, and is immensely determined to prove himself to him no matter what, and he becomes very sheepish and often shy when engaging with him which is a rare instance when he breaks his tougher character and shows his true natural personality. He also does the same with Helena who he has a huge crush on, and becomes super shy and energetic when around her much to her annoyance.
Angel also is somewhat of a show off physically, as he often likes to show off his muscular body to his opponents, such as flexing his pecs and arms via taunts and certain win poses. He also doesnt mind flaunting his ass as well, but more to a moderate degree than Mason. He also doesnt want to be viewed as cute(much to the obvious element of his design), and as such he tries to emphasize his manly nature as much as possible. Although generally a by the book self proclaimed vigilante, he has no qualms with engaging in otherwise minor illegal offenses; he for instance likes beer and frequently drinks it sometimes at parties.
Gameplay: If he were a fighter, I would want him to be the only 9i striker male in the game, he's mobile and very quick and fights using street fighting and dirty tactics like knees, head butts, and harsh elbows to deal damage. He's very capable at fighting up close and at mid range, and he's a heavy hitter and can hit quite hard, and he's able to pressure his foes by charging certain attacks and he also has certain moves he can use to lunge at his opponent, including even a tackle take down.
A unique mechanic he has is a revenge type attack where he can use certain attacks or taunt like moves to take 1-2 hits while performing the move to hit his opponent while still taking damage, if he absorbs the attack and takes damage the moves will deal increased damage, but a trade off is that it's vulnerable to safe strikes, and are about -7 to -8 when blocked, but they turn safe when they absorb an attack. His taunt that allows the same thing can take multiple hits and if 3 hits are done it'll trigger a damaging attack sequence where he punches his foe in the chest flooring them and he stomps on them multiple times dealing good damage. The trade off however is that it won't trigger and he'll merely get angry and if more than 3 hits are done the taunt attack will be negated and he'll take a counter hit.
His throws are good, he has a tackle that can be used for a grapple ground assault, and he has the punish throws to make him a threat. He also has a reset from standing and crouching foes and he also has a jumping throw too. His holds are average but he'd have a mid punch expert hold that has him elbow his opponent in the gut that crumples them unless they hold out of it. His general stun game is littered with lifts and trip stuns and his revenge type attacks can crumple foes and he'd also possess a fatal stun.
Finally he'd have two special stances: Rebel stance and his delinquent jump. His rebel stance is a forward moving crouch stance where he briefly does a yanki squat to avoid highs, and he can follow up with one of the options to move in. His jump stance has him jump high in the air to avoid lows and it helps him move in from a distance, and he'd be able to use slower but good ranged attacks to either safely move in, apply pressure, or use his low from it to trip up the opponent.
His weaknesses would be that he has to play a more honest stun game, and he can not deal gut stuns unless he's risked a revenge attack or used his mid expert hold since he risks damage in those situations. His stances are also somewhat average in speed so you have to use them smartly, and he's a relatively safe fighter with ok tracking but his size means he's gonna have to play more up close since his range is roughly average, and since he's a lightweight, juggles are especially useful against him.
Some unique things he can do is throw a rock from the ground to hit his foe but it's a high unless he charges it, and if he charges it it becomes a mid but it loses range. Advantage is only +4 from afar and +0 up close on hit and blocking the high leaves you -8 but charged it'll be -5. He can also spit at his opponent as a taunt but it deals no damage. Overall he's a fast hard hitting character who's offensive heavy but he can also defend well.... At the cost of his own health but if you risk it all, his damage potential would be horrific.
