Kenny T.

Kenneth H. Thompson (a.k.a. K-Star, Kenny T., Keeteh)

In a nutshell...

The main character, the player character, the center stage guy, if you will. He's a Tabbian from the Jehovian Islands south west of the mainland of Tetra. He moved to Lilycove City in order to go to college for game design, but he ended up geting roped into vigilante work, collecting Star Shards from people who find them and start causing trouble. His partner and buddy Comet assists him in this. He's also the founder of a group of people that do the same, named NERD Union. (He's still not sure why it's named that.)

What exactly is up with this guy?

by Zeta-Neubourn

Even though he's relatively lazy, he actually really likes to explore and the outdoors and such. He'll even play the occasional sport. It's really the heat and the bugs that gets 'em to stay indoors. He loves the snow, though, mostly because it's an excuse to wear hoodies and jackets. At any rate, he's lazy, but he does have bursts of energy and likes to do more active stuff. Maybe if he got more exercise, he'd have more energy longer, but eh. College life.
Though he won't admit it, is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. He likes to get reckless with it. He'd actually love to go to space sometime. (And given his current situation, maybe he'll have to. Who knows?) He's normally pretty laid back. He doesn't take too much too seriously, unless it's a social situation. Then he's about as awkward as walking in a circle on a crowded elevator for 20 floors. His sense of humor is dad joke tier levels. He'll laugh at most goofs and jokes.
Likes to play videogames. He's mostly a fan of indie games, but he's not picky at all. If it's fun, he'll play it, man!
Loves to eat food. Mostly of the Chinese persuasion... err, the Elienian equivalent of which anyways. He's actually got one heck of a metabolism. Like, he could eat a 12 piece chicken bucket and not gain a pound... including the potatoes.
Going back to sports, local Streetkart Racing is a recent interest. Though he doesn't own a Streekart, he and Paku work together to take on a few races here and there. Paku builds it and maintains it and Kenny drives it and (hopefully) wins.

...He also will watch eSports sometimes. Just to see how the pros git gud. He's a little embarrased about it, but it's one of the competitive things he really enjoys.

Cool, but... No, I mean, why is he wielding a toy gun and a baseball bat.

Oh! That. Yes! He uses those in his vigilante work, fighting the mob, creatures of the planet corrupted by Flux, other worldly beings forged in the same chaotic energy and ordinary people with unordinary powers bestowed unto them by their wish made upon a fallen and found Star Shard. He battles all of these in order to undo the wish and set the world back in motion and hopefully, just hopefully he'll be able to go to college once this is done....... Anyways, Comet did some Miracles on them, making them the Spacebat and Stardart 12!

...That doesn't make much sense...

You're gonna hate the rest of this world. Kenny and his gimmicks are about as normal as it gets. :P Maybe if you read the pages explaining those weapons, it might clear up some things.

Events of NERD Union: Start

(This is a WIP. :P Contains a lil bit of spoilers, but nothing huge.)

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Kenny is the new guy that just moved to Lilycove City. Inexperienced at life in general, he set out from his cozy and safe home in the Jehovian Islands to go to college and make some fun stuff!
...Well, at least that was the plan until he met Devon. How was he supposed to know he was the son of a local mob boss?
After a few weeks of getting used to the area and ~mysteriously~ losing all his tuition money, he's now stuck doing freelance oddjobs around Tetra City for mortgage money. What can ya do?
...Well, a lot more, apparently. Because after a few months of that, he finds a fallen... star... kid thing named Comet, during a spontaneous meteor shower during winter. One thing lead to another and now he's a freelance... vigilante, he supposes, collecting these things called Star Shards to help Comet get home and set things right and then hopefully go to college. Maybe. We'll see.

Loadout

Equipment

Spacebat
Stardart 12
PocketSpace IMA V4

Skillset

Abilities

Dodge Roll
Counter
Air Dash
Flurryflight
Super: Showtime Strike
Super: Beatdown
Super: Once Again

Passives

Nightvision α
Cat Reflex
Combocrusher

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Energetic, not super fit, but surprisingly strong. Can take a beating.

Identifying Characteristics

Birthmark stripe on tail, slight nick in left ear.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Kenny has had mostly relaxed life with childhood adventure. He spent a lot of time handing out with a childhood best friend of his, Lunis Fey , playing videogames, exploring around the Jehovian Islands. They favored the beach side caves around there, as they were totally sure they were haunted. Totally. Not really a bad ghost, but a really mischevious one. They were set on pranking the ghost at least once. Never really did. It's hard, man! Ghosts are sneaky!
There are two moments in Kenny's life, though, that were quite traumatizing. Firstly, Show Spoiler

he and Lunis Fey was often bullied and Kenny would take it upon himself to try protect both of them. He often would fail, leaving them beaten up and probably a loss of something of theirs. Kenny got better at it over time and eventually could fend them off well enough. Naturally, they didn't care for that. An example had to be made. Their leader ended up pulling a knife on Kenny. Lunis, normally the timid one, stepped up to defend Kenny, holding the one with the knife back. They didn't expect that, so it worked... for a moment. The leader broke free and swung at Lunis, cutting him on the cheek. Nothing life-threatening, but it left a mark. This is what made it all finally come to a head for Kenny. In a fit of zealous anger, Kenny ended up breaking one of the bullies arms backwards. One of those "seeing red" moments, if you get what that is. Naturally, this was enough to make the attacks stop, but it kind of messed Kenny up for a while when he snapped out of it. It was self-defense, yes, but hurting anyone that badly was pretty spooky, but even more so, he could shake the fact of what would've happened if he failed. He ended up blaming himself for it all, saying if he hadn't fought back at all, it wouldn't have gotten that bad. Lunis reassured him overtime, telling him he was doing the right thing and to never change that. I mean, what else was there to do in that situation, right?

Secondly, Show Spoiler

Lunis became dreadfully sick one day. When going to the hospital to get patched up, they turned him away due to having a lapse in his health insurance and because it didn't look like an emergency. Conditions got worse to and after a second attempt after Lunis lost consciousness, they admitted him in. The treatment went on for some months. It was unsuccessful as the illness had progressed too far, ultimately resulting in his death. Kenny, being really close to Lunis, took this really hard. This is one reason why Kenny absolutely can't stand injustice of any kind. It's the source of a deep bitterness and anger that he's had in him ever since, though he'll try to never, ever show it, remembering the fight before... but man, he wishes he could cut loose sometimes. It's a rough back and forth.

So, this is why Kenny has a duty to himself to stick up for people and how he finds strength to keep at it, against all odds.

Gender Identity

A male, but he wonders sometimes. He really likes cute things, pastels and fruity beverages, so hey.

Sexuality

Asexual. Pretty sex repulsed, actually. Gross.

Education

High School, going for College soon! Maybe. Hopefully...

Employment

Freelance Oddjober, Freelance Vigilante

Accomplishments & Achievements

He once won a local gaming tournament! Walked away with a solid 500 Credits for it. (That's about $500 in US monies... err, well, unless the economy tanks after I write this... uh, let's say it's enough to buy a decent PC.)

Failures & Embarrassments

Kenny would get beat up quite a bit as a kid. He's always found that a bit embarrassing that he's wasn't too strong then.

Mental Trauma

ADHD - It's relatively minor, but it does lead him to forgetting things, hence why he makes liberal use of reminders on his Smartphone.
He also has a bit of a temper if he gets to zealous.

Taboos

You can pick on him all you want, just don't pick on someone else while he's around. He dun like that. Also, don't waste food. He'll totally eat it. Seriously, don't throw that away.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

His motivation for going on this whole "Freelance Vigilante" deal is mostly out of circumstance and obligation to help Comet out, at first out of curiosity Show Spoiler

due to a dream he has where a voice of some sort told him about a cataclysmic event of some kind happening involving a star that can grant the wishes of people and it's destruction, the shards from that star raining down and being used for wishes, the risk of Flux generation and that if someone figures out and get Comet, they could wish for something potentially universe ending. This also kind of serves as a "call to action" and gives Kenny a run down of how to handle himself in conjunction with Comet's powers on his adventure.

That and, given his past, he wouldn't want to let someone fall prey to anyone, let alone a kid.
After the first big battle he has with Neptune Jr., he gets a bit spooked by the prospect of just anyone getting access to that level of power. This is compounded after the second big battle with Roxanne Rhodes, because it's one thing to have some kid get power... it's another if someone older, or Creator forbid someone already powerful or smart, get a big enough Star Shard to do something devastating.
Later on, though, he becomes more confident and sees how his actions make a difference on the city. He also feels he's got to get all this fixed up so Comet can go home proper before someone captures him and gets access to power that could potentially end the universe. In short, if he doesn't, someone else is gonna ruin things. Probably Devon, he assumes.
So, in time, he warms up to just doing it because he gets more purpose out of trying to help up on this large scale than with what he's doing now and hey, he'd want a friend to help him get home if he was lost, right?... and if he doesn't, then whatever he ends up doing after won't matter, because odds are, the world will end.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

++ Technology/Sofware
+ Stamina, Constitution
= Mechanical/Repair
== Social Situations

Likes & Dislikes

Loves videogames and food, especially at the same time.
Likes sporty clothes, sukajans and hoodies. Also, cold weather.
Dislikes hot weather.
Hates injustice, prejudice, general a-hole behavior.

Virtues & Personality perks

Energetic, easy-going, durable.

Vices & Personality flaws

Caffeine addict, anger issues, lazy. (You can totally be energetic and lazy.)

Personality Quirks

Says "Mya?" on occasion instead of saying "Huh?" or "What?" or when surprised or startled. Occasionally you can catch him holing his ring finger down and trying to raise his ring finger straight up.

Hygiene

Bathes often, but belongings are usually scattered about to a degree on desks and tables. It's an organized mess, if you will.
Also, why is there a "hygiene" section on this thing? That's pretty funny. :P

Social

Contacts & Relations

Paku Lampley is a local friend of his. They have a lot of common interests.
Comet seems pretty cool, too, but he is kind of the reason he's risking his neck for these shards.
Devon Greystone... not so much... at all... bitter rivals, actually.

Family Ties

Most of his family live on Jehovian Islands. His mom and his grandparents live there. His dad, on the other hand, is usually off on business trips, usually keeping in touch via video phones or online messaging and the like.

Religious Views

He's a non-denominational Christian. (Yeah, they have Christianity on his planet. :P) That being said, he's not the best of one, not really going to church too often, if at all. He's not really sure which one would be a "good" one or the "right" one, so hey, he figures the best to do is read the book and to "be excellent to each other ~Bill and Ted".

Social Aptitude

Relatively introverted. Average charisma. Kind of clumsy in a lot of situations. Socially awkward. Kind of a short attention span, due to being ADHD.

Mannerisms

He usually will talk to most people he doesn't know with his hands in his pockets, kind of facing off center. If he does know you well, he'll open up a bit more and use a lot of goofy hand gestures and such.

Hobbies & Pets

Like pretty much any videogame you put in front of 'em. He's not a "hardcore" gamer, but he's a gamer none the less, favoring indie titles. He also has an electric guitar that he's trying to teach himself to play on occasion. Likes the occasional sport, but isn't terribly competitve. He likes plushies, but he only owns one so far, because he didn't want to freak out his mom and have her wonder why or something. Eh.

Speech

Normal speech patterns, a bit higher up in tone for his age. Tries not to swear, but given online gaming conversations and how they go, it rubs off on you. Usually greets you with a "Heyas" or "Hoy". Will totally say "mya" if you manage to spook 'em.

Wealth & Financial state

Pre-college student, except lucky enough to have an inheretence that can cover the expenses and moving and all that... well, at least before he loses it all shortly after moving to Lilycove City. Afterwards, he's relatively low-income, bouncing from oddjob to oddjob.
Before he lost his funds, he did manage to get a house to move into, however, but in order to keep the house, he's gotta keep going to Tetra City for oddjobs, usually at a nearby Bulletin Board Job Depot.

Alignment

Chaotic Good

Current Location

Lilycove City

Species

Tabbian

Year of Birth

1999 20 Years old

Circumstances of Birth

Par for the course, really.

Birthplace

Jehovian Islands

Current Residence

Lilycove City

Eyes

Green, cat pupils.

Hair

Rather messy, also tan.

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Tan fur with bold brown sripes on back of ears and torso.

Height

4' 11" (4.5 Heads, 1:1.5:2 Ratio)

Weight

Average

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Heyas!" - The usual greeting.
"Showtime!" - Usually when winding up an all out attack.
"Shine on and burn out bright!" - A saying he lives by.

Aligned Organization

NERD Union

Known Languages

Universal Speech, Myanimese