Post by Jason Cross on Dec 27, 2006 6:19:28 GMT 1
Name: Basch Yerikovich Vadim
Nationality: Russian
Age: 19
Weight: 163
Height: 5'8
Build: Basch's build appears thin while toned. The tone doesn't show the full texture of his muscles which are well developed and worked on frequently to give him what he sees as his best structure to keep himself able to react quickly and still having strength.
Eye color: Light blue eyes.
Hair: Basch's natural hair color is a medium to darker brown color but he has chosen to color it grey for personal choices.
Habits: Basch enjoys smoking which was common amongst his associates in Russia. The brand he enjoys most is ALMA-ATA which was common in Russia but now takes to any brand he can find.
Personality: Basch is generally a less social and more so angry person, this was generated due to a less than happy childhood from a man he believed to be his father that never wished to have a child. He is now quick to make judgments and only shows respect to those who demand it and aren't faulting to back up their belief to have earned it. Without a show of strength or a position that shows a chance of strength he will demand proof before giving his confidence to any man. However he is much kinder to females wishing to avoid being like the man who raised him who had abused his mother.
Appearance: Basch has a medium length hair that covers most of the side of his head as well as his forehead out of feeling the need to hide himself. He is most comfortable in loose but not baggy blue pants with a loose white t-shirt. However since coming to Varron he has decided to wear loose khaki slacks and a long sleeved white shirt over a white tank top in order to hide the tattoo on his left arm. He isn't scared to put on a tuxedo for special events and is accustomed to it when the time arrives.
Hobbies: Basch has very few hobbies that include playing poker or going to a shooting range.
History: Basch was born to a less than law abiding family, his mother was caring and tried to blunt the anger of her husband and the man who raised him. This man who at the time he believed was his father had never wanted a child and resented his existence. Due to this deep hate the man quickly got him involved doing small things for other members of the mafia around the age of ten. This was mostly helping to serve drinks and deal cards for private games or moving small amounts of drugs. The intention of the man was to keep the child away from himself and partially in hopes of the child getting into a fatal situation. When he was twelve one of the people he was working for was targeted to be killed and under the small instruction he had recently gotten in street fighting he managed to distract the assassin long enough for the others to restrain the attacker. It was at this time that Basch witnessed death as the man was shot before the child's eyes, at this time it was learned that he really had a different father than believed. In order to protect her son from he husbands rage his mother had him adopted to a higher up in the mafia who mentored him and saw promise in the boy. This is where his general street fighting style of fighting came to play, he focused more so on grappling and submission against opponents of various sizes.
By the age of fifteen Basch had grown considerably in his level of maturity and height as he was 5' 6" as he began to grow at a slower rate while his muscles were developing from his training. The man taking care of him at this time was more like a father to him than before and he never questioned why he was adopted. Yet the man would become ill before his seventeenth birthday and told him the truth of his real father and his half brother who a year before had moved to America. As his mentor grew more ill it was set into motion that he would be given passage secretly to America in hopes of protecting him from his fake fathers wrath. After reaching America he traveled for a great amount of time doing odd jobs and joining in on a few underground fighting rings to keep himself alive. Now at the age of 19 he finally found the tracks of Drystan, his brother, in the direction of a place called Varron. Without any hesitation he headed to Varron and with a lack of any previous formal schooling he was given tests to find his placement as a senior.
Upon finding his brother there was some confusion to their linking heritage. Shortly after their relation was confirmed it became apparent to Basch that they would not gain a strong relationship so quickly. So leaving on his own once more he followed rumors to an other interesting school. A place known as Hircine.
Fighting Style: Basch focuses reacting to enemy movements with the intention of getting them into a hold that generates a great amount of pain or in extreme situations to disable that person. This gives him no formal fighting style and leaves him to claim it as being street fighting. If he is put into a situation that he must strike out with his arms he is quick to react but holds very little damaging power. This makes his punch aimed to slightly pain or daze the person to give him the opportunity to get into a closer situation.
Strengths: When Basch is able to get someone into a grapple or submission situation he is very quick to capitalize and hold onto the person and use his muscle to create a maximum amount of pain. This makes him a strong opponent when close and on the ground. To make himself a better fighter he has focused a lot on his reaction speed making him a decently hard target to hit. His slightly above average height allows him to use the length of his arm to create holds around targets of multiple sizes making him have a strength being able to fight versatile opponents. Even though he can't dish out a lot of striking power he can take a decent amount himself. Knowledge of grappling also makes it more difficult for him to be put into a hold. Since he doesn't often make a fight strategy he can be difficult to read.
Weaknesses: Basch has minimal striking power that keeps him from being a very good stand up boxing style fighter. If he is unable to stop a punch with his reaction speed and is hit with a stronger punch it is likely to deal fair amounts of damage. Not working on his stand up fighting has also allowed him to have a fairly weak jaw that is punched correctly could cause him to be easily sprawled onto the floor. Due to his only medium size he has trouble making larger opponents get into the situations he can capitalize on. He usually doesn't have a fight strategy and this can make him get pushed into a corner by a well planned fighter's strategy.